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Where does “boistres” come from?

boistres (Middle English) comes from Middle English boistous, from Anglo-Norman bustous, from Old French boitous — noisy.

Ancestry of “boistres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishboistous—
2Anglo-Normanbustousrough
3Old Frenchboitousnoisy

Words derived from “boistres”

  • boisterous
  • boisterously
  • boisterousness
  • overboisterous
  • unboisterous
Every word from Old French boitous →