Where does “bōsm” come from?

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

bōsm (Old English): breast, bosom, chest

Definitions

  1. breast, bosom, chest

Ancestry of “bōsm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve

Words derived from “bōsm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz →