Where does “bush” come from?
Bush comes from Dutch bosch and bos, from Latin bosca and buxus, from Frankish busk, from Ancient Greek πύξος, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.
bush (English): A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its...
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- A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its...
Ancestry of “bush”, step by step
bush traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English busshe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | busshe | bush |
| 2 | Old English | busc | — |
| 3 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 4 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Middle English busch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | busch | — |