Where does “Bud” come from?
Bud comes from Middle English budde, from Proto-Germanic buddǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰūs-.
Bud (English): A Budweiser beer
Ancestry of “Bud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Budweiser | — |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |