Where does “bushfood” come from?

bushfood (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.

bushfood (English): Traditional Aboriginal food gathered from the...

Definitions

  1. Traditional Aboriginal food gathered from the...

Ancestry of “bushfood”, step by step

bushfood 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 food

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoodAny solid substance that can be consumed by...
2Middle Englishfodefood, nourishment; manna; holy nourishment
3Old Englishfōdafood
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic buskazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic busk