Where does “boylove” come from?

boylove (English) comes from English Love, from Middle English love, from Old English lufu, from Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic lubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

boylove (English): Paedophilic or hebephilic love towards boys

Definitions

  1. Paedophilic or hebephilic love towards boys

Ancestry of “boylove”, step by step

boylove traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Love

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLoveradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter L
2Middle Englishlovelove; strong and deep affection
3Old Englishlufulove
4Proto-West Germanic*lubulove
5Proto-Germaniclubōlove, affection
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via English boy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboyA young male; A male child: a son of any age; A...
2Middle Englishboyeservant, commoner, knave, boy
3Old Englishbōiaboy
4Proto-Germanicbōjôyounger brother, young male relation
5Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lubō