Where does “buzzard” come from?
Buzzard comes from Middle English bosart, from Anglo-Norman buisart, from Old French buison, from Latin buteo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.
buzzard (English): Any of several Old World birds of prey of the...
Definitions
- Any of several Old World birds of prey of the...
Ancestry of “buzzard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bosart | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | buisart | — |
| 3 | Old French | busart | — |
| 4 | Old French | buison | bush |
| 5 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 6 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “buzzard”