Where does “boo” come from?

boo (English) comes from English boh — An exclamation used to startle or frighten.

boo (English): A loud exclamation intended to scare someone,...

Definitions

  1. A loud exclamation intended to scare someone,...

Ancestry of “boo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbohAn exclamation used to startle or frighten
Every word from English boh →