besom
English
/ˈbiː.zəm/
noun
Definitions
- A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
- (Scotland) A troublesome woman.
- Any cleansing or purifying agent.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English besme inherited from Old English besma inherited from *besmō (broom, rod, branch) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes- (grind, wind, rub, blow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰes-
Gloss
grind, wind, rub, blow
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
風
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besomer English
- besomlike English
- Besen German
- Besenbinder German
- Besenginster German
- Besenschrank German
- Besenstiel German
- Schneebesen German
- besenrein German
- asbezem Dutch, Flemish
- bezem Dutch, Flemish
- bezemsteel Dutch, Flemish
- bezemstuiver Dutch, Flemish
- ψάω Ancient Greek
- ψόφος Ancient Greek
- ψύχω Ancient Greek
- *bʰes- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰé-bʰos-ti Proto-Indo-European
- besma Old English
- besme Middle English
- besem Middle Dutch
- besamo Old High German
- besem Afrikaans
- bëseme Middle High German
- Biesem Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Schnéibiesem Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *besmō gmw-pro
- *besemo Old Dutch
- *bzʰā́ti Proto-Indo-Iranian
- besmo Old Saxon
- biezem Western Frisian
- besma Old Frisian
- *bāstrā Proto-Albanian