Where does “Straßenböschung” come from?

Straßenböschung (German) comes from German Böschung, 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.

Straßenböschung (German): road embankment

Definitions

  1. road embankment

Ancestry of “Straßenböschung”, step by step

Straßenböschung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Böschung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBöschungembankment; vegetation, scrubs, bushes along a...
2Germanbūschbush, shrub
3Middle High Germanbūsch—
4Old High Germanbuskbush
5Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
6Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via German straße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstraßestreet; road a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement
2Middle High Germanstrāȥe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic busk →
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