English word boss comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-, Proto-Indo-European *bhars-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰórsos, English f, and later Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis (Step, act of walking.)

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Detailed word origin of boss

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*gʷem-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)	to go, come, to come, go, come, go
*bhars-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰórsos	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
f	English (eng)	(music) The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F♯) is a tone intermediate between F and G. (euphemistic) fuck. (printing) Folio, paper and book size (10"-12.5" x 15"-20") The ordinal number sixth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
*gʷémtis	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)	Step, act of walking.
*gʷə́tis	Proto-Hellenic (grk-pro)	Step.
*barsaz	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	A fish, perch.
βάσις	Ancient Greek (grc)
bærs	Old English (ang)
bassus	Latin (lat)	(Late Latin, Medieval Latin) thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base.
bars	Middle English (enm)
barse	English (eng)	The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch.
bass	English (eng)	Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.. Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees. The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats. The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes. Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency. To sound in a deep tone. [...]
boss	English (eng)	(obsolete) A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw.

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