Where does “spitzbübisch” come from?

spitzbübisch (German) comes from German Spitzbube, 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.

spitzbübisch (German): roguish, mischievous

Definitions

  1. roguish, mischievous

Ancestry of “spitzbübisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpitzbuberascal
2GermanBubeknave; jack; boy; lad; rogue; villain; naughty...
3Middle High Germanbuobeknave
4Old High GermanBuobo—
5Proto-West Germanic*babō—
6Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bō- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *babō →