Where does “budburst” come from?
budburst (English) comes from English Bud, from English Budweiser, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
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Ancestry of “budburst”, step by step
budburst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bud | A Budweiser beer |
| 2 | English | Budweiser | A denizen of Budweis Budovicium, Bohemia |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English burst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burst | To break from internal pressure; To cause to... |
| 2 | Middle English | bresten | To burst break from internal pressure |
| 3 | Old English | berstan | to break, shatter, burst |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *brestan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |