Middle English word bosum comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw-, and later Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz ((anatomy) bosom.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*bʰōw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to swell, inflate, to blow, swell , to dwell |
*bōsmaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (anatomy) bosom. |
bōsm | Old English (ang) | |
bosom | Middle English (enm) |