Where does “baywop” come from?

baywop (English) comes from English Bay, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

baywop (English): A rural Newfoundlander

Definitions

  1. A rural Newfoundlander

Ancestry of “baywop”, step by step

baywop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBayA body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline
2Frenchbaieberry; bay; feminine singular of bai
3Frenchbaibay
4Old Frenchbaibay-colored
5Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow

via English wop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwopA person of Italian descent
2Neapolitanguappodude, stud
3Spanishguapoarrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...
4Latinvappaflat wine; worthless person, fop
5Spanishgape—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bodyos →Every word from Latin badius →Every word from Old French bai →
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