Where does “buskle” come from?

buskle (English) comes from English busk, from French busquer, from Spanish buscar, from Old Spanish buscar, from Vulgar Latin *buscum, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

buskle (English): To prepare or equip; make ready; set out; hurry...

Definitions

  1. To prepare or equip; make ready; set out; hurry...

Ancestry of “buskle”, step by step

buskle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English busk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuskA strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other...
2FrenchbusquerTo busk
3Spanishbuscarto seek, search for, look for, try to find; to...
4Old Spanishbuscarto look for
5Vulgar Latin*buscum
6Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via English Le

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLethe
2Frenchbreadth, width; strip, length
3Frenchmoinemonk
4Middle Frenchmoinemonk
5Old Frenchmoniemonk
6Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic buskazEvery word from Frankish busk