Where does “weeb” come from?
weeb (English) comes from English weeaboo, from English wapanese, from English Japanese, from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
weeb (English): A weeaboo
Definitions
- A weeaboo
Ancestry of “weeb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | weeaboo | A non-Japanese person who is obsessed with... |
| 2 | English | wapanese | A white person who is obsessed with Japanese... |
| 3 | English | Japanese | Of, relating to, or derived from Japan, its... |
| 4 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 5 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 6 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 7 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 8 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |