{"id":2887,"date":"2023-07-28T13:12:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T13:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2887"},"modified":"2023-07-28T13:12:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T13:12:35","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-busk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2887","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Busk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Busk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-07-28T13:12:35+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we investigate the origins of the word busk.\n\n\n\nBusk [b\u028csk] means:\n\n \tTo solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.\n \tTo sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc. (obsolete)\n \tTo t...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8058\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2887-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2887-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"busk.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we investigate the origins of the word <strong>busk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/82969084@N06\/7797933452\/in\/photolist-cT5p29-cT5qaU-cT5m7J-cT5jLU-cT5qPN-9cSe9C-cT5pCw-2SUreU-5JSRMY-5JNzDg-nmXrnh-cT5ncN-cT5rWu-cT5mEd-dzJVuJ-2SQ1kH-2SUo4W-2SUpnC-2SUkUC-2SPV16-2SUpRf-2SPZRX-2SUmN5-e1aody-78o13g-cT5kp9-cT5oqh-26RvfuM\" title=\"Clanadonia\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/8296\/7797933452_8be8d32f48_z.jpg\" alt=\"Clanadonia\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Busk<\/strong> [b\u028csk] means:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.<\/li>\n<li>To sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc. (<em>obsolete<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>To tack, cruise about (<em>nautical<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It possibly comes from French <strong>busquer<\/strong> (to seek, prowl, filch, busk), from Old Spanish <em>buscar\/boscar<\/em> (to look for, to collect wood), from Vulgar Latin <em>*buscum<\/em> (wood), from Frankish <em>*busk<\/em> (wood), from Proto-Germanic <em>*buskaz<\/em> (bush, thicket) from PIE <em>*b\u02b0uH-<\/em> (to be, become, grow) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/busk#Etymology_4\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include (to) <strong>be<\/strong>, <strong>bower<\/strong>, <strong>neighbour<\/strong> and <strong>future<\/strong> in English, <strong>boer<\/strong> (farmer, peasant) and <strong>buur<\/strong> (neighbour) in Dutch, and verbs meaning to be in most Indo-European languages [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/b%CA%B0uH-\">source<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>There are several homophones\/homographs of <strong>busk<\/strong> with different meanings. For example, there is <strong>busk<\/strong> that refers to to a strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset to stiffen it, and by extension, a corset. This comes from French <strong>busc<\/strong> (busk [of corset]), from Italian <strong>busco<\/strong> (splinter), probably from Frankish <em>*busk<\/em> (wood) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/busk#Etymology_1\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Then there is <strong>busk<\/strong> that means to prepare, make ready, array, dress, or to go or direct one\u2019s course. It\u2019s used in northern England and Scotland and comes from Middle English <em>busken<\/em> (to prepare, get ready, arrange), from Old Norse <em>b\u016bask<\/em>, from <em>b\u016ba<\/em> (to prepare, make, live, dress, decorate), from Proto-Germanic <em>*b\u016ban\u0105<\/em> (to dwell, reside), from PIE <em>*b\u02b0uH-<\/em> (to be, become, grow) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/busk#Etymology_3\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>So it seems that even though these words have different meanings, they possibly all come from the same PIE root (<em>*b\u02b0uH-<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Busk\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-07-28T13:12:35+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M15S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we investigate the origins of the word busk.\n\n\n\nBusk [b\u028csk] means:\n\n \tTo solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.\n \tTo sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc. (obsolete)\n \tTo t...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8059\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2887-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2887-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/busk.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"busk.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we investigate the origins of the word busk. Busk [b\u028csk] means: To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport. To sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc. (obsolete) To tack, cruise about (nautical) It possibly comes from French busquer (to seek, prowl, filch, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,47,20,56,110,23,12,4,58,64,149,1,57,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-frankish-frenkisk","category-french","category-italian","category-language","category-middle-english","category-old-norse-dnsk-tunga","category-old-spanish-romance-castellano","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2887"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2890,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2887\/revisions\/2890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}