Where does “bušmanni” come from?
bušmanni (Finnish) comes from English Bushman, 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 — to become, grow, appear.
bušmanni (Finnish): A bushman
Definitions
- A bushman
Ancestry of “bušmanni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bushman | A member of one of the foraging ethnic groups... |
| 2 | English | Bush | A place name |
| 3 | Middle English | bush | grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of... |
| 4 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 5 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 6 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |