Where does “vabo” come from?

vabo (Ido) comes from German Wabe, from Old High German wabo — honeycomb.

vabo (Ido): honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honeycomb

Ancestry of “vabo”, step by step

vabo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wabe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWabehoneycomb
2Old High Germanwabohoneycomb

via Arabic وَبَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوَبَاءepidemic
Every word from Old High German waboEvery word from German Wabe
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