Where does “bushfighting” come from?

bushfighting (English) comes from English Bush, from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bushfighting (English): Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes,...

Definitions

  1. Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes,...

Ancestry of “bushfighting”, step by step

bushfighting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bush

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBushA place name
2Middle Englishbushgrove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of...
3Old Englishbusċ
4Latinboscafirewood
5Late Latinbusca
6Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via English fighting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfightingpresent participle of fight; Engaged in war or...
2Middle Englishfeghtyng
3Old Englishfeohtende
4Proto-Germanicfehtandz
5Proto-Germanicfehtanąto comb, detangle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-