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Where does “buosem” come from?

buosem (Middle High German) comes from Old High German buosum, from Old English bōsm, from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- — to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve.

Ancestry of “buosem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbuosum—
2Old Englishbōsm—
3Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve
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