Where does “bushveld” come from?
bushveld (English) comes from English veld, from Afrikaans veld, from Dutch veld, from Dutch fles, from Middle Dutch flassche, from Old Dutch flaska, from Proto-West Germanic flaskā, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
bushveld (English): A terrain of thick scrubby trees and bush in...
Definitions
- A terrain of thick scrubby trees and bush in...
Ancestry of “bushveld”, step by step
bushveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English veld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | veld | The open pasture land or grassland of South... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | veld | A field, open country; A patch or grass and/or... |
| 3 | Dutch | veld | A field, open country; An agricultural field; A... |
| 4 | Dutch | fles | bottle |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | flassche | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | flaska | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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 |