Where does “busk” come from?

busk (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

busk (Old High German): bush

Definitions

  1. bush

Ancestry of “busk”, step by step

busk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic busk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
2Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Proto-Germanic busk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbusk—

Words derived from “busk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic busk →