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Where does “débusquer” come from?

débusquer (French) comes from French débucher, from French bûche, from Middle French busche, from Old French busche, from Vulgar Latin busca, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

débusquer (French): to drive out, smoke out, flush out; to track...

Definitions

  1. to drive out, smoke out, flush out; to track...

Ancestry of “débusquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdébucherto start; to dislodge, to start; start
2Frenchbûchelog
3Middle Frenchbuschelog
4Old Frenchbuschepiece of wood to be burned; wood
5Vulgar Latinbusca—
6Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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