Where does “aboyer” come from?

aboyer (French) comes from Middle French abayer, from Old French abaier, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

aboyer (French): to bark; to scream at or inveigh against...

Definitions

  1. to bark; to scream at or inveigh against...

Ancestry of “aboyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchabayerto bark
2Old Frenchabaierto bark
3Old Frenchbaibay-colored
4Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow

Words derived from “aboyer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bodyosEvery word from Latin badiusEvery word from Old French bai
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