Where does “buscar” come from?

buscar (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *buscum, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

buscar (Old Spanish): to look for

Definitions

  1. to look for

Ancestry of “buscar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*buscum—
2Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “buscar”

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