Where does “poznă” come from?
poznă (Romanian) comes from German Possen, from Middle High German posse, from Old French bosse, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
poznă (Romanian): prank, practical joke
Definitions
- prank, practical joke
Ancestry of “poznă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Possen | joke, practical joke, antics; plural of Posse |
| 2 | Middle High German | posse | prank, farce |
| 3 | Old French | bosse | bump, lump, swelling, sublimity, loftiness |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 5 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 6 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |