Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōsmaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Exact origin unclear. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to inflate, swell”); or from earlier *bōhsmaz ("the space between the arms"; compare *faþmaz), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus (“arm”), related to Proto-Germanic *bōguz (“upper arm, shoulder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːs.mɑz/

Noun

*bōsmaz m

bosom
Synonym: *barmaz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *bōsmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bōsmaz	bōsmōz, bōsmōs
vocative	*bōsm	bōsmōz, bōsmōs
accusative	*bōsmą	*bōsmanz
genitive	bōsmas, bōsmis	*bōsmǫ̂
dative	*bōsmai	*bōsmamaz
instrumental	*bōsmō	*bōsmamiz

Descendants

Old English: bōsm, bōsum
- Middle English: bosum, bosom
  - Scots: bosum, bosome
  - English: bosom
Old Frisian: bōsm, bōsem
- Saterland Frisian: Bossem, Bousem
- West Frisian: boeseme, boezem, buozzem
Old Saxon: bōsom
- Middle Low German: bôsem, bôseme
  - Low German: bussem
Old Dutch: *buosum, *buosom
- Middle Dutch: boesem
  - Dutch: boezem
Old High German: buosum, buosam
- Middle High German: buosem, buosen
  - German: Busen
  - Yiddish: בוזעם‎ (buzem)

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