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Where does “buhsum” come from?

buhsum (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

buhsum (Middle English): obedient, flexible; flexible, bendsome

Definitions

  1. obedient, flexible; flexible, bendsome

Ancestry of “buhsum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “buhsum”

  • buxom
  • buxomly
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