Where does “Amboss” come from?

Amboss (German) comes from Middle High German anbōz, from Old High German anabōz, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Amboss (German): anvil

Definitions

  1. anvil

Ancestry of “Amboss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananbōz—
2Old High Germananabōzanvil
3Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “Amboss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bautaną →