Where does “bouse” come from?

Bouse comes from Middle Dutch būsen, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

bouse (English): To haul or hoist with a tackle; drink,...

Definitions

  1. To haul or hoist with a tackle; drink,...

Ancestry of “bouse”, step by step

bouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English bousen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbousenTo drink; to booze; to carouse
2Middle Dutchbūsen—

via Middle English bous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbous—
2Middle Dutchbuisen—

Words derived from “bouse”

Every word from Middle Dutch būsen →Every word from Middle English bousen →