Where does “rudie” come from?
rudie (English) comes from English rudeboy, from Jamaican Creole rude bwoy, from Jamaican Creole bwoy, from English boy, from Middle English boye, from Old English bōia, from Proto-Germanic bōjô, from Proto-Germanic bō- — to say.
rudie (English): A juvenile delinquent
Ancestry of “rudie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rudeboy | A male juvenile delinquent, originally in Jamaica... |
| 2 | Jamaican Creole | rude bwoy | — |
| 3 | Jamaican Creole | bwoy | — |
| 4 | English | boy | A young male; A male child: a son of any age; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | boye | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
| 6 | Old English | bōia | boy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōjô | younger brother, young male relation |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |