Where does “Weißbüschelaffe” come from?

Weißbüschelaffe (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.

Weißbüschelaffe (German): common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, a New World monkey

Definitions

  1. common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, a New World monkey

Ancestry of “Weißbüschelaffe”, step by step

Weißbüschelaffe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Büschel

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

via German affe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaffemonkey or ape (male or female or of unspecified sex)
2Middle High Germanaffesimian
3Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
4Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
5Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via German Weiß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeißwhite, whiteness; powder, face powder
2Middle High Germanwīȥ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Proto-Germanic buskazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic busk