Where does “buzzcut” come from?

buzzcut (English) comes from English CUT, from Middle English cutten, from Old Norse kytja, from Proto-Germanic kutjaną — to cut.

buzzcut (English): A closely-cropped military-style haircut

Definitions

  1. A closely-cropped military-style haircut

Ancestry of “buzzcut”, step by step

buzzcut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English CUT

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCUTTo incise, to cut into the surface of something
2Middle Englishcutten—
3Old Norsekytjahovel, small cottage
4Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut

via English buzz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuzzA continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a...

Words derived from “buzzcut”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kutjaną →Every word from Old Norse kytja →Every word from Middle English cutten →