Where does “Mäusebussard” come from?

Mäusebussard (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.

Mäusebussard (German): common buzzard

Definitions

  1. common buzzard

Ancestry of “Mäusebussard”, step by step

Mäusebussard 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 maus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmausmouse (animal)
2Middle High Germanmūsmouse
3Old High Germanmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →