boßeln

German (Berlin)

/ˈboːsəln/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (obsolete) to play skittles or ninepins
  • (northern Germany) to play the ballgame of :BoßBoßeln, a form of road bowling in which a predetermined distance of several kilometres must be covered with a minimum number of throws

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German bōzeln derived from Old High German bōzan (beat) derived from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (push, strike, beat, hit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bhaw-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bhaw-

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