Where does “woobify” come from?
woobify (English) comes from English woobie, from English wub, 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- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
woobify (English): To make into a woobie
Definitions
- To make into a woobie
Ancestry of “woobify”, step by step
woobify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English woobie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | woobie | Any object, typically a blanket, garment or stuffed animal, that is used simply for its comforting characteristics; a security blanket |
| 2 | English | wub | Love; To love; wobble bass |
| 3 | English | Love | radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter L |
| 4 | Middle English | love | love; strong and deep affection |
| 5 | Old English | lufu | love |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *lubu | love |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lubō | love, affection |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
via English fy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fy | Expressing disapproval; To digest |
| 2 | Latin | fi | pah!, pooh!, foh!, bah!, an expression of... |
| 3 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |