Where does “Bossem” come from?

Bossem (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bōsem, from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- — to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve.

Bossem (Saterland Frisian): bosom

Definitions

  1. bosom

Ancestry of “Bossem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbōsem—
2Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz →Every word from Old Frisian bōsem →