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Where does “bozig” come from?

bozig (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...

bozig (Dutch): angry

Definitions

  1. angry

Ancestry of “bozig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboosmad, angry; upset, frustrated; evil
2Middle Dutchbôse—
3Old Dutchbōsi—
4Proto-West Germanic*bausī—
5Proto-Germanicbausuzinflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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