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Where does “Büste” come from?

Büste (German) comes from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum, from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

Büste (German): bust; dummy

Definitions

  1. bust; dummy

Ancestry of “Büste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbustebust, torso; bust
2Italianbustotomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust
3LatinbustumA burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral...
4Latinureresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinuroI burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage
6Proto-Italicouzō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

Words derived from “Büste”

  • бюстгальтер
  • Büstenhalter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- →