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Where does “בייז” come from?

בייז (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German bōse, from Old High German bōsi, from Proto-West Germanic *bausī, from Proto-Germanic bausuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

בייז (Yiddish): bad, evil, wicked; malicious, vicious, angry;...

Definitions

  1. bad, evil, wicked; malicious, vicious, angry;...

Ancestry of “בייז”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbōse—
2Old High Germanbōsi—
3Proto-West Germanic*bausī—
4Proto-Germanicbausuzinflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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