Where does “Busenhalter” come from?

Busenhalter (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.

Busenhalter (German): brassiere

Definitions

  1. brassiere

Ancestry of “Busenhalter”, step by step

Busenhalter 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 Halter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHalterholder, owner; holder, mount, retainer, bracket
2Middle High Germanhaltære—
3Old High Germanhaltāri—

Words derived from “Busenhalter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz →Every word from Old English bōsm →