Where does “buissonner” come from?

buissonner (French) comes from French buisson, from Old French buison, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

buissonner (French): to walk into bushes, to go on an adventure

Definitions

  1. to walk into bushes, to go on an adventure

Ancestry of “buissonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbuissonbush
2Old Frenchbuisonbush
3Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →