Where does “ボーイ” come from?
ボーイ (Japanese) comes from Japanese ベルボーイ, from English bellboy, from English Bell, from Middle English belle, from Old English belle, from Proto-West Germanic bellā, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
ボーイ (Japanese): boy; bellboy, bellhop, porter, page; waiter
Definitions
- boy; bellboy, bellhop, porter, page; waiter
Ancestry of “ボーイ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ベルボーイ | — |
| 2 | English | bellboy | A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries... |
| 3 | English | Bell | a telephone utility; a Baby Bell |
| 4 | Middle English | belle | — |
| 5 | Old English | belle | bell |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bellā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |