Where does “booswicht” come from?
booswicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch boos, 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...
booswicht (Dutch): wicked person, felon
Definitions
- wicked person, felon
Ancestry of “booswicht”, step by step
booswicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boos | mad, angry; upset, frustrated; evil |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bôse | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bōsi | evil |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bausī | evil, wicked |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bausuz | inflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |