Where does “bosi” come from?

bosi (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic bausuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bosi (Old Saxon): evil

Definitions

  1. evil

Ancestry of “bosi”, step by step

bosi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bausuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbausuzinflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Proto-Germanic bausijaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbausijaz

via Proto-Germanic bausiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbausiz

Words derived from “bosi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic bausuz
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