Where does “poznășie” come from?
poznășie (Romanian) comes from Romanian poznaș, from Romanian poznă, from German Possen, from Middle High German posse, from Old French bosse, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
poznășie (Romanian): tomfoolery
Definitions
- tomfoolery
Ancestry of “poznășie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | poznaș | tricksy |
| 2 | Romanian | poznă | prank, practical joke |
| 3 | German | Possen | joke, practical joke, antics; plural of Posse |
| 4 | Middle High German | posse | prank, farce |
| 5 | Old French | bosse | bump, lump, swelling, sublimity, loftiness |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 7 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 8 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |