Where does “Bubi” come from?

Bubi (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.

Bubi (German): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “Bubi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBubeknave; jack; boy; lad; rogue; villain; naughty...
2Middle High Germanbuobeknave
3Old High GermanBuobo
4Proto-West Germanic*babō
5Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “Bubi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā-Every word from Proto-Germanic bō-Every word from Proto-West Germanic *babō