Where does “bushman” come from?
Bushman derives from English bush and man, with bush from Dutch bos, Latin bosca, Latin buxus, Frankish busk, Ancient Greek πύξος, and Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.
bushman (English): A man who lives in or has extensive experience of...
Definitions
- A man who lives in or has extensive experience of...
Ancestry of “bushman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bush | A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its... |
| 2 | Middle English | busshe | bush |
| 3 | Old English | busc | — |
| 4 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 5 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “bushman”