Where does “Buschtaawe” come from?

Buschtaawe (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Buch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

Buschtaawe (Pennsylvania German): letter, character

Definitions

  1. letter, character

Ancestry of “Buschtaawe”, step by step

Buschtaawe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Buch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanBuchbook
2Middle High Germanbuoch—
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk—
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via Pennsylvania German Schtaab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanSchtaabstaff; dust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →