Where does “flaxbush” come from?
flaxbush (English) comes from English Bush, from Middle English bush, from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
flaxbush (English): A bush of genus Phormium, bearing New Zealand flax
Definitions
- A bush of genus Phormium, bearing New Zealand flax
Ancestry of “flaxbush”, step by step
flaxbush traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English flax
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flax | A plant of the genus "Linum", especially "Linum... |
| 2 | Middle English | flax | flax (Linum usitatissimum) or its fibres |
| 3 | Old English | fleax | linen, flax |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flahs | flax |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flahsą | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |