Where does “Busk” come from?

Busk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bosk, from Proto-West Germanic busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Busk (Saterland Frisian): bush

Definitions

  1. bush

Ancestry of “Busk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbosk—
2Proto-West Germanicbuskbush, thicket
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic busk →