Where does “boobytrap” come from?
boobytrap (Dutch) comes from English booby trap, from English booby, from English bubby, from English brother, from Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr — brother.
boobytrap (Dutch): booby trap
Ancestry of “boobytrap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | booby trap | An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or... |
| 2 | English | booby | A stupid person; Any of various large tropical... |
| 3 | English | bubby | A woman's breast; bub; bubba; Alternative... |
| 4 | English | brother | Son of the same parents as another person; A male... |
| 5 | Middle English | brother | A :brother or brother-in-law; a male sibling; A ... |
| 6 | Old English | brōþor | brother |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | brōþer | brother |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brōþēr | brother |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |