Where does “bosten” come from?

bosten (Middle English) comes from Middle English bost, from Anglo-Norman bost, from Proto-Germanic bausuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bosten (Middle English): to threaten

Definitions

  1. to threaten

Ancestry of “bosten”, step by step

bosten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English bost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbostboast, glory, noise, arrogance, presumption,...
2Anglo-Normanbost—
3Proto-Germanicbausuzinflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Basque bost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebostfive
2EnglishbortzDiamond of inferior quality, commonly used for...

Words derived from “bosten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bausuz →Every word from Anglo-Norman bost →