Where does “boutchu” come from?
boutchu (English) comes from English Chu, from English You, from Middle English yow, from Old English ēow, from Proto-West Germanic iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic izwiz, from Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
boutchu (English): about you
Definitions
- about you
Ancestry of “boutchu”, step by step
boutchu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chu | An ancient Chinese viscounty and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty (circa 1030–223) along the Yangtze River |
| 2 | English | You | Honorific alternative letter-case form of you,... |
| 3 | Middle English | yow | Second-person plural object pronoun: you;... |
| 4 | Old English | ēow | Wo!, Alas!; sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | iwwiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | izwiz | accusative/dative/instrumental of *jūz |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *jūz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |
via English bout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bout | A period of something, usually painful or... |
| 2 | Middle English | bught | — |
| 3 | Old English | būhsum | bendsome, pliant, obedient; bendable, flexible,... |
| 4 | Old English | būgan | to bend, bow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | beugan | to bend, to become bent |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |