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Where does “bosomless” come from?

bosomless (English) comes from English bosom, from Middle English bosom, from Old English bōsm, from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- — to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve.

bosomless (English): Without a bosom

Definitions

  1. Without a bosom

Ancestry of “bosomless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbosomThe breast or chest of a human; The seat of one's...
2Middle Englishbosom—
3Old Englishbōsm—
4Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve
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