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English word bosom comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw-, and later Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz ((anatomy) bosom.)
*bʰōw- (Proto-Indo-European)
to swell, inflate, to blow, swell , to dwell
*bōsmaz (Proto-Germanic)
(anatomy) bosom.
bōsm (Old English)
bosom (Middle English)
bosom (English)
(intransitive) To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.. (transitive) To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.. To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish. (anatomy, somewhat, _, dated) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal). [from 11thc.]. (in the plural) A woman's breasts. [from [...]