boezem
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈbu.zəm/
noun
Definitions
- bosom
- body of water without a fully controlled water level, used for collecting water pumped out of polders before it is discharged into a major river or sea.
- atrium, sinus body cavity
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch boesem inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōsmaz (bosom).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*bōsmaz
Gloss
bosom
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bosom English
- bosomed English
- bosomless English
- bosomy English
- disbosom English
- embosom English
- full-bosomed English
- monobosom English
- unbosom English
- boezemdijk Dutch, Flemish
- boezemvriend Dutch, Flemish
- boezemvriendin Dutch, Flemish
- dijk Dutch, Flemish
- in Dutch, Flemish
- inboezemen Dutch, Flemish
- vriend Dutch, Flemish
- vriendin Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European
- *bōsmaz Proto-Germanic
- bosm Old English
- bōsm Old English
- bosom Middle English
- βυζάκι Greek (modern)
- βυζάρα Greek (modern)
- βυζί Greek (modern)
- boesem Middle Dutch
- buosam Old High German
- buosum Old High German
- bōsem Old Frisian