bosm

Old English

noun

Definitions

breast, bosom, chest
(area contained by an) embrace

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz (bosom).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bōsmaz

Gloss

bosom

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bʰewH- Proto-Indo-European
*bōsmaz Proto-Germanic
bōsm Old English
boesem Middle Dutch
buosam Old High German
buosum Old High German
bōsem Old Frisian

bōsm