Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “bōs” come from?

bōs (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bansaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

Ancestry of “bōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbansazcrib; cradle; stall; barn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bōs”

  • boose
  • booser
  • bose
  • boose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →