Where does “Busk” come from?

Busk (Low German) comes from Middle Low German busk, from Old Saxon busk, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “Busk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbusk—
2Old Saxonbusk—
3Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “Busk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic busk →