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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”

  • buddy
  • Bud
  • budding
  • Buddy
  • Rosebud
  • rosebud
  • budworm
  • redbud
  • disbudding
  • budder
  • budmoth
  • disbud
  • tailbud
  • budlike
  • budburst
  • budless
  • tastebud
  • leafbud
  • abud
  • fuckbuddy
  • budset
  • budling
  • buddyhood
  • rebud
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