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Where does “Büschelohrmaki” come from?

Büschelohrmaki (German) comes from German Büschel, from German būsch, from Middle High German būsch, from Old High German busk, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Büschelohrmaki (German): hairy-eared dwarf lemur

Definitions

  1. hairy-eared dwarf lemur

Ancestry of “Büschelohrmaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBüschelbunch; tuft
2Germanbūsch—
3Middle High Germanbūsch—
4Old High Germanbuskbush
5Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
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