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Where does “disbudding” come from?

disbudding (English) comes from English budding, from English bud, from Middle English budde, from Old English budda, from Proto-Germanic buzdô, from Proto-Germanic būs-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūs- — to move quickly.

disbudding (English): Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant,...

Definitions

  1. Removal of superfluous bud growths from a plant,...

Ancestry of “disbudding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuddingBeginning to develop; The practice of uniting a...
2EnglishbudA newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet...
3Middle Englishbuddebeetle; bud, seed pod
4Old Englishbuddabeetle
5Proto-Germanicbuzdôbeetle, grub, swelling; beetle, grub", literally,...
6Proto-Germanicbūs-to erupt, burst, flow rapidly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūs-to move quickly
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