Where does “Endboss” come from?
Endboss (German) comes from German boss, from English boss, from Middle English bos, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Endboss (German): final boss
Definitions
- final boss
Ancestry of “Endboss”, step by step
Endboss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German boss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | boss | boss (person in charge, supervisor) |
| 2 | English | boss | A person who oversees and directs the work of... |
| 3 | Middle English | bos | — |
| 4 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 6 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 7 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |