Where does “boezem” come from?

boezem (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch boesem, from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- — to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve.

boezem (Dutch): bosom; body of water without a fully controlled...

Definitions

  1. bosom; body of water without a fully controlled...

Ancestry of “boezem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchboesem
2Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve

Words derived from “boezem

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic bōsmazEvery word from Middle Dutch boesem