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Where does “bousen” come from?

bousen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch būsen.

bousen (Middle English): To drink; to booze; to carouse

Definitions

  1. To drink; to booze; to carouse

Ancestry of “bousen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbūsen—

Words derived from “bousen”

  • booze
  • bouse
  • boose
  • boozy
  • boozer
  • bowse
  • bousing
  • boozily
  • boozehound
  • booziness
  • bousy
  • booser
  • bouser
  • boozeless
  • boozefest
  • boozehead
  • bousin
  • ébousiner
Every word from Middle Dutch būsen →