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Where does “bazaz” come from?

bazaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

bazaz (Proto-Germanic): bare, naked

Definitions

  1. bare, naked

Ancestry of “bazaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

Words derived from “bazaz”

  • bare
  • barely
  • ballast
  • threadbare
  • barefooted
  • bareheaded
  • barest
  • barefaced
  • bareness
  • bareback
  • bilberry
  • barelegged
  • barehanded
  • barebacked
  • barechested
  • bareboat
  • barefacedly
  • barebacking
  • bareroot
  • baresark
  • unbare
  • threadbareness
  • barefacedness
  • barenecked
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