Where does “buggee” come from?

buggee (English) comes from English Bug, from English bugge, from Middle English bugge, from Proto-Germanic bugja-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

buggee (English): The target of a bug surveillance device; one who is bugged

Definitions

  1. The target of a bug surveillance device; one who is bugged

Ancestry of “buggee”, step by step

buggee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBugA Volkswagen Beetle car; A Bugatti car
2Englishbuggebeetle
3Middle Englishbuggebogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow
4Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugja- →Every word from Middle English bugge →