Where does “Bergbussard” come from?

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

Bergbussard (German): mountain buzzard

Definitions

  1. mountain buzzard

Ancestry of “Bergbussard”, step by step

Bergbussard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bussard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBussardbuzzard
2Frenchbusardharrier
3Old Frenchbusart—
4Old Frenchbuisonbush
5Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
6Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via German berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberga mountain, hill
2Middle High Germanbërca mountain
3Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
4Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →