bo

Swedish

[buː]

verb-reg
Definitions
  • (intransitive) live; dwell; to have permanent residence

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse búa (reside, prepare, finish, dwell, make preparations, equip, dress) inherited from Proto-Germanic *būaną (build, dwell reside, reside, dwell) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

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Kanji

曲

Emoji
🌱 💗 🪴

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