Where does “bushranging” come from?
bushranging (English) comes from English ranging, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi — to set in order.
bushranging (English): The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger
Definitions
- The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger
Ancestry of “bushranging”, step by step
bushranging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ranging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ranging | present participle of range; Act of one who... |
| 2 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 4 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 5 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 6 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 7 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |
via English Bush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bush | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | bush | grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of... |
| 3 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 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 |