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Where does “busk” come from?

busk (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

busk (Frankish): bush; bush, thicket

Definitions

  1. bush; bush, thicket

Ancestry of “busk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “busk”

  • bush
  • bouquet
  • bushy
  • oboe
  • ambuscade
  • buzzard
  • bouche
  • bushman
  • bushfire
  • rosebush
  • bosky
  • bushranger
  • highbush
  • hautboy
  • bushland
  • oboist
  • saltbush
  • bushwhacking
  • bushbuck
  • bushwhacker
  • bushwhack
  • bushveld
  • bushranging
  • bushwalking
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