Where does “bōsem” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bōsem”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bōsem

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