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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbucciaskin, peel, husk, bur; pod; rind
2Germanborke—
3Middle Low Germanborke—
4Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

Words derived from “buse”

  • buss
  • peilbuis
  • kathodestraalbuis
  • beeldbuis
  • elektronenbuis
  • haringbuis
  • buislamp
  • dwangbuis
  • buis
  • spreekbuis
  • buis
  • buis
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