Where does “bôse” come from?

bôse (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bōsi, from Proto-West Germanic *bausī, from Proto-Germanic bausuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Ancestry of “bôse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbōsievil
2Proto-West Germanic*bausīevil, wicked
3Proto-Germanicbausuzinflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bôse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bausuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bausī →