Where does “budda” come from?

budda (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic buzdô, from Proto-Germanic būs-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūs- — to move quickly.

budda (Old English): beetle

Definitions

  1. beetle

Ancestry of “budda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbuzdôbeetle, grub, swelling; beetle, grub", literally,...
2Proto-Germanicbūs-to erupt, burst, flow rapidly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūs-to move quickly

Words derived from “budda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buzdô →