1. Etymology of the English word boss
the English word boss
derived from the Dutch word baas
Derivations in English
boss-eyed, bossdom, bossman, underboss, bossism, bossy, bossed, bossingCognates
Dutch baas, Dutch baars, Dutch basis, Dutch bas, Dutch bosje, Dutch boss, English base, English bass, English boscet, French base, French bas, French basse, French boss, German Bass, German Baas, German Barsch, German Basis, German Baß, German Boskett, German Posse, Icelandic bassi, Italian basso, Italian base, Latin basis, Lithuanian bosas, Lithuanian baze, Norwegian bas, Norwegian basis, Norwegian buskas, Norwegian boss, Polish baza, Polish bas, Portuguese baixo, Russian бaзa, Russian бac, Spanish bajo, Swedish bas, Swedish buskage, Swedish bossUsage
Word found in Modern English2. Etymology of the English word boss
derived from the English word boss
Derivations in English
debossUsage
Word found in Modern English3. Etymology of the English word boss
derived from the English word boss
