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Where does “Bo” come from?

Bo (Danish) comes from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη, from Ancient Greek βοῦς — army.

Ancestry of “Bo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
2Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
3Frenchbouée—
4Middle Dutchboeyelife buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter
5Old Frenchboiebond, chain; fetter, chain, clog
6Latinboiafetter, collar for the neck
7Ancient Greekβοείηox hide
8Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
9LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
10Proto-Italickorwos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
14Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “Bo”

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