Where does “bøsse” come from?

bøsse (Danish) comes from Middle Low German busse, from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

bøsse (Danish): shotgun; gay; castor, caster

Definitions

  1. shotgun; gay; castor, caster

Ancestry of “bøsse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbussegun
2Old Saxon*buhsa
3Proto-Germanic*buhsā
4Latinbuxisa box
5LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
6Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
7Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “bøsse

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πυξίςEvery word from Latin pyxis
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