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Where does “būs-” come from?

būs- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰūs- — to move quickly.

būs- (Proto-Germanic): to erupt, burst, flow rapidly

Definitions

  1. to erupt, burst, flow rapidly

Ancestry of “būs-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūs-to move quickly
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