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English word boss comes from Frankish *bottja, Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-, and later Old French boce (Swelling (for example, due to injury or illness).)
*bottja (Frankish)
*bʰendʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
bind, to bind, to tie, bind , to tie
boce (Old French)
Swelling (for example, due to injury or illness).
*bandstaz (Proto-Germanic)
*bansaz (Proto-Germanic)
Barn. Crib; cradle. Stall (for animals).
*bōs (Old English)
boose (Middle English)
boss (English)
(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 [...]