buis
buizen
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bœy̯s/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch buse, of uncertain origin, plausibly representing an umlauted byform *beusju of Proto-West Germanic *beusu (“rush, bentgrass”) which gives Dutch bies. For the "television" sense, compare English tube.
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