Where does “büseln” come from?
büseln (German) comes from Bavarian büsln, from Italian pisolare, from Italian pesolo, from Latin pēnsilis, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
büseln (German): to doze, to nap, to sleep
Definitions
- to doze, to nap, to sleep
Ancestry of “büseln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | büsln | to doze, to nap, to sleep |
| 2 | Italian | pisolare | to nap or doze |
| 3 | Italian | pesolo | hanging |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsilis | hanging (down), pendant, pensile |
| 5 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |