Where does “bous” come from?

bous (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch būsen.

Ancestry of “bous”, step by step

bous traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch būsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbūsen—

via Middle Dutch buisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbuisen—

via Middle Dutch buysen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbuysento drink heavily

Words derived from “bous”

Every word from Middle Dutch būsen →