Where does “bush” come from?
bush (Middle English) comes from Old English busċ, from Latin bosca, from Late Latin busca, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
bush (Middle English): grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of...
Definitions
- grove, wood; thicket, underbrush; bush; branch of...
Ancestry of “bush”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | busċ | — |
| 2 | Latin | bosca | firewood |
| 3 | Late Latin | busca | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | busk | bush, thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
Words derived from “bush”