Where does “boos” come from?

boos (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bôse, from Old Dutch bōsi, from Proto-West Germanic *bausī, from Proto-Germanic bausuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

boos (Dutch): mad, angry; upset, frustrated; evil

Definitions

  1. mad, angry; upset, frustrated; evil

Ancestry of “boos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbôse—
2Old Dutchbōsievil
3Proto-West Germanic*bausīevil, wicked
4Proto-Germanicbausuzinflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “boos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bausuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bausī →
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