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Where does “buosam” come from?

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

Ancestry of “buosam”, step by step

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

Words derived from “buosam”

  • Busenfreund
  • vollbusig
  • bebust
  • busig
  • Busen
  • Meerbusen
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