Where does “Busenfreund” come from?

Busenfreund (German) comes from German Busen, 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.

Busenfreund (German): bosom friend

Definitions

  1. bosom friend

Ancestry of “Busenfreund”, step by step

Busenfreund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Busen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBusenbosom; bight
2Middle High Germanbuosembosom
3Old High Germanbuosum—
4Old Englishbōsmbreast, bosom, chest
5Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve

via German Freund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreundfriend; boyfriend; blood relative
2Middle High Germanvriuntfriend
3Old High Germanfriuntfriend
4Proto-West Germanicfriundfriend
5Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love

Words derived from “Busenfreund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- →