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Where does “besomer” come from?

besomer (English) comes from English besom, from Middle English bisne, from English business, from Middle English busines, from Old English bisiġnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

besomer (English): One who uses a besom

Definitions

  1. One who uses a besom

Ancestry of “besomer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbesomA broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a...
2Middle Englishbisneexample, exemplar; warning, prophecy, bizen
3EnglishbusinessA specific commercial enterprise or...
4Middle Englishbusines—
5Old Englishbisiġnesbusiness, busyness
6Old English-nesUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
7Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
8Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
9Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
10Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
11Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
12Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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