Where does “scearnbudda” come from?

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

scearnbudda (Old English): dung beetle

Definitions

  1. dung beetle

Ancestry of “scearnbudda”, step by step

scearnbudda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English budda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbuddabeetle
2Proto-Germanicbuzdôbeetle, grub, swelling; beetle, grub", literally,...
3Proto-Germanicbūs-to erupt, burst, flow rapidly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūs-to move quickly

via Old English sċearn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċearndung
2Proto-West Germanic*skarn—
3Proto-Germanicskarnąfilth, dung
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buzdô →