Etymograph

English

rustbucket

From rust + bucket.

A compound of rust + bucket

Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- ‘red’

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Proto-Germanic *rustaz

Proto-West Germanic *rust

Old English rust

Middle English rust

English rust

Old English bucc

Middle English buket

English bucket

Today it means

noun An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / rustbucket