Where does “bōzen” come from?

bōzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bōzan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bōzen (Middle High German): to hit, strike; to play skittles; to beat

Definitions

  1. to hit, strike; to play skittles; to beat

Ancestry of “bōzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbōzanto beat
2Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
3Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bōzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bautaną →