Where does “bebust” come from?

bebust (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.

bebust (German): bosomed

Definitions

  1. bosomed

Ancestry of “bebust”, step by step

bebust traces back through 3 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 T

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanT(on license plates of government cars)

via German be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic bōsmazEvery word from Old English bōsm