Where does “rough-legged buzzard” come from?
rough-legged 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.
rough-legged buzzard (English): "Buteo lagopus", a medium-large bird of prey
Definitions
- "Buteo lagopus", a medium-large bird of prey
Ancestry of “rough-legged buzzard”, step by step
rough-legged buzzard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English buzzard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English rough-legged
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rough-legged | Of a bird: having the legs covered with feathers |