Where does “Bouss” come from?
Bouss (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German buoz, from Proto-Germanic bōtō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.
Bouss (Luxembourgish): fine; penance
Ancestry of “Bouss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | buoz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōtō | improvement, betterment; recompense, atonement |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰed- | to improve, make better |