Where does “Busen” come from?

Busen (German) comes from Middle High German buosem, from Old High German buosum, from Old English bōsm, from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- — to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve.

Busen (German): bosom; bight

Definitions

  1. bosom; bight

Ancestry of “Busen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbuosembosom
2Old High Germanbuosum—
3Old Englishbōsmbreast, bosom, chest
4Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve

Words derived from “Busen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- →