Boss etymology

English

English word boss comes from Frankish *bottja, Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-, and later Old French boce (Swelling (for example, due to injury or illness).)

Detailed word origin of boss

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bottja Frankish (frk)
*bʰendʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine) bind, to bind, to tie, bind , to tie
boce Old French (fro) Swelling (for example, due to injury or illness).
*bandstaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*bansaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Barn. Crib; cradle. Stall (for animals).
*bōs Old English (ang)
boose Middle English (enm)
boss English (en) (transitive) To decorate with bosses; to emboss. (archery) the target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.. (architecture) A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.. (geology) A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.. (mechanics) A protrusion, frequently a [...]

Words with the same origin as boss

Descendants of *bʰendʰ-

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