Where does “red-necked buzzard” come from?
red-necked buzzard (English) comes from English buzzard, from Middle English bosart, from Anglo-Norman buisart, from Old French busart, from Old French buison, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz — to become, grow, appear.
red-necked buzzard (English): "Buteo auguralis", a species of bird of prey in...
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- "Buteo auguralis", a species of bird of prey in...
Ancestry of “red-necked buzzard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | buzzard | Any of several Old World birds of prey of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | bosart | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | buisart | — |
| 4 | Old French | busart | — |
| 5 | Old French | buison | bush |
| 6 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 7 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |