Where does “bostio” come from?

bostio (Welsh) comes from Welsh bost, from Middle Welsh bost, from Middle English bost, from Anglo-Norman bost, from Proto-Germanic bausuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bostio (Welsh): to boast

Definitions

  1. to boast

Ancestry of “bostio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbostboast, brag
2Middle Welshbost—
3Middle Englishbostboast, glory, noise, arrogance, presumption,...
4Anglo-Normanbost—
5Proto-Germanicbausuzinflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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