Where does “buse” come from?

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

buse (French): hawk or buzzard; idiot, fool; fail

Definitions

  1. hawk or buzzard; idiot, fool; fail

Ancestry of “buse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbuisonbush
2Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
3Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “buse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →