Where does “Bubenstreich” come from?
Bubenstreich (German) comes from German Bube, from Middle High German buobe, from Old High German Buobo, from Proto-West Germanic *babō, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.
Bubenstreich (German): (boy's) prank
Definitions
- (boy's) prank
Ancestry of “Bubenstreich”, step by step
Bubenstreich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bube | knave; jack; boy; lad; rogue; villain; naughty... |
| 2 | Middle High German | buobe | knave |
| 3 | Old High German | Buobo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *babō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |
via German streich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | streich | stroke act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon |
| 2 | Middle High German | streich | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | straikaz | A stroke, line, dash |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |