Where does “ontboezemen” come from?
ontboezemen (Dutch) comes from Dutch boezem, from Middle Dutch boesem, from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- — to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve.
ontboezemen (Dutch): to unbosom, to tell one's troubles
Definitions
- to unbosom, to tell one's troubles
Ancestry of “ontboezemen”, step by step
ontboezemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boezem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boezem | bosom; body of water without a fully controlled... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boesem | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōsmaz | bosom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewH- | to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve |
via Dutch ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |