Etymology of the Norwegian word basis

Cognates

Dutch baas, Dutch baars, Dutch basis, Dutch bas, Dutch bosje, Dutch boss, English base, English boss, 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 buskas, Norwegian boss, Polish baza, Polish bas, Portuguese baixo, Russian бaзa, Russian бac, Spanish bajo, Swedish bas, Swedish buskage, Swedish boss