Where does “Boo” come from?

Boo comes from Swedish boo, of unknown ultimate origin.

Boo (English): The Boko language

Definitions

  1. The Boko language

Ancestry of “Boo”, step by step

Boo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English beau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeauA man with a reputation for fine dress and...
2Frenchbeauhandsome, fine, attractive; nice; fair
3Middle Frenchbeaubeautiful; handsome; attractive
4Old FrenchbeauAlternative form of biau; fair
5Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
6Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
7LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Swedish Boo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishBoo
2Emilianplural of bò
3Old Norsebúato reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanfather; kettle; un-, non-, in-
2Korean
3Chinese
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷamale, father, third-person pronoun

Words derived from “Boo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Latin vellusEvery word from Latin villus