Where does “buzenhalter” come from?

buzenhalter (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Busenhalter, from German Busen, from Middle High German buosem, from Old High German buosum, from Old English bōsm, from Proto-Germanic bōsmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewH- — to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve.

buzenhalter (Serbo-Croatian): bra

Definitions

  1. bra

Ancestry of “buzenhalter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBusenhalterbrassiere
2GermanBusenbosom; bight
3Middle High Germanbuosembosom
4Old High Germanbuosum—
5Old Englishbōsmbreast, bosom, chest
6Proto-Germanicbōsmazbosom
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰewH-to blow; to be; to swell, bend, curve
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