Where does “bófi” come from?

bófi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bófi, from Proto-Germanic bōbô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

bófi (Icelandic): crook, bandit

Definitions

  1. crook, bandit

Ancestry of “bófi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebófiboy
2Proto-Germanicbōbô—
3Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōbô →
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