Boas
Saterland Frisian
noun
Definitions
- An overseer; supervisor; boss
Etymology
Derived from Old Frisian bas (master) derived from Proto-Germanic *baswô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*baswô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiboss English
- boss English
- bossdom English
- bosser English
- bosset English
- bossful English
- bossish English
- bossism English
- bossless English
- bosslike English
- bossling English
- bossly English
- bossman English
- bossnapping English
- bossocracy English
- bossy English
- deboss English
- emboss English
- midboss English
- miniboss English
- overboss English
- superboss English
- underboss English
- Boss German
- boss Italian
- baas Dutch, Flemish
- boss French
- босс Russian
- *baswô Proto-Germanic
- *baswǭ Proto-Germanic
- boss Swedish
- ボス Japanese
- bosing Tagalog
- boss Tagalog
- *baso Old Dutch
- 波士 Chinese
- бос Ukrainian
- bosi Swahili
- bas Old Frisian
- bos Tok Pisin
- bosim Tok Pisin