Where does “groundselbush” come from?
groundselbush (English) comes from English groundsel, from Middle English grundeswülie, from Old English grundeswyliġe, from Old English swelgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
groundselbush (English): The shrub Baccharis halimifolia
Definitions
- The shrub Baccharis halimifolia
Ancestry of “groundselbush”, step by step
groundselbush traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English groundsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groundsel | Any of several widely-distributed plants, of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | grundeswülie | groundsel |
| 3 | Old English | grundeswyliġe | — |
| 4 | Old English | swelgan | to swallow; to eat up, devour |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *swelgan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swelganą | to gulp, gobble, swallow, devour; to revel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swelk- | to gulp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
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 |