Where does “buse” come from?
buse (Middle Dutch) comes from Italian buccia, from German borke, from Middle Low German borke, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.
Ancestry of “buse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | buccia | skin, peel, husk, bur; pod; rind |
| 2 | German | borke | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | borke | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | barkuz | bark of a tree |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |
Words derived from “buse”