Where does “nannybush” come from?
nannybush (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.
nannybush (English): The sheepberry or nannyberry plant
Definitions
- The sheepberry or nannyberry plant
Ancestry of “nannybush”, step by step
nannybush 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 Nanny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nanny | A child's nurse |
| 2 | English | Nan | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter N |
| 3 | English | nana | a banana; a fool; one's grandmother |
| 4 | English | banana | An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in... |
| 5 | Spanish | banana | banana fruit |
| 6 | Portuguese | banana | banana; penis; bras d'honneur |
| 7 | Wolof | banaana | banana |