Where does “боб” come from?

боб (Macedonian) comes from English Bob, from Middle English bobben — to strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog.

боб (Macedonian): beans

Definitions

  1. beans

Ancestry of “боб”, step by step

боб traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBobA generic male person
2Middle Englishbobbento strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog

via Proto-Slavic bobъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Middle English bobben →Every word from English Bob →