Where does “Worboyes” come from?

Worboyes (English) comes from English Warboys, from Middle English Wardeboys, from Old Norse buskr, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “Worboyes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWarboysOS grid ref TL315797
2Middle EnglishWardeboys—
3Old Norsebuskr—
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Old Norse buskr →
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