Where does “bub” come from?
I can't write this etymology with confidence because the chain provided doesn't coherently connect to "bub" in English. The chain shows "brother" → "brother" → Yiddish באָבע (bobe, "grandmother") → Middle French through Latin suffixes, which doesn't trace a word meaning or path to "bub." To write an accurate one-sentence etymology, I would need: - A chain that actually leads to "bub" - Clarity on whether this traces to Yiddish "bube/bubba" (informal for brother/dad) or another source - Confirmed meanings at each step Could you verify the etymological chain for "bub"?
bub (English): An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer; A...
Definitions
- An alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer; A...
Ancestry of “bub”, step by step
bub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brother
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brother | Son of the same parents as another person; A male... |
| 2 | Middle English | brother | A brother or brother-in-law; a male sibling |
| 3 | Old English | brōþor | brother |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brōþer | brother |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brōþēr | brother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |
via German Bub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bub | — |