Where does “bosse” come from?

bosse (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bosse (Old French): bump, lump, swelling, sublimity, loftiness

Definitions

  1. bump, lump, swelling, sublimity, loftiness

Ancestry of “bosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbottiabump
2Frankishbottija—
3Frankishbōtanto strike, knock down
4Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bosse”

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