Where does “pushen” come from?
pushen (Middle English) comes from Middle French pousser, from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare, from Latin pulso, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Ancestry of “pushen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pousser | — |
| 2 | Old French | poulser | — |
| 3 | Latin | pulsare | present active infinitive of pulsō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | pulso | I push, strike, beat, batter, hammer; knock on;... |
| 5 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 6 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |