Where does “bōś” come from?

bōś (Silesian) comes from Polish bóść, from Proto-Slavic bosti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

bōś (Silesian): to gore, to ram

Definitions

  1. to gore, to ram

Ancestry of “bōś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbóśćto gore, to ram; to attack with the horns; to hit...
2Proto-Slavicbostito stab, sting
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbestei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bestei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bosti →