Bud etymology

English

English word bud comes from Proto-Indo-European *bū-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰūs-, and later Old English (ca. 450-1100) budda ((often found in combination) beetle.)

Detailed word origin of bud

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bū- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*bʰūs- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to move quickly
*buddǭ Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*buzdô Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
budda Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) (often found in combination) beetle.
budde Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
bud English (en) To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or growth and promise.. To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn.. To form buds.. To reproduce by splitting off buds. (usually uncountable, slang) Potent cannabis taken from the flowering part of the plant (the bud), or marijuana generally.. A newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded.. A [...]

Words with the same origin as bud

Descendants of *bū-

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