Where does “Holunderbusch” come from?

Holunderbusch (German) comes 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.

Holunderbusch (German): elder bush

Definitions

  1. elder bush

Ancestry of “Holunderbusch”, step by step

Holunderbusch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German būsch

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

via German Holunder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHolunderelder
2Old High Germanholuntarelder
3Proto-West Germanic*holantrelder tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic busk →