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 newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet...

Definitions

  1. A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet...

Ancestry of “bud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbuddebeetle; bud, seed pod
2Old Englishbuddabeetle
3Proto-Germanicbuzdôbeetle, grub, swelling; beetle, grub", literally,...
4Proto-Germanicbūs-to erupt, burst, flow rapidly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūs-to move quickly

Words derived from “bud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buzdô →