Where does “baubijn” come from?

baubijn (Middle Dutch) comes from Romanian babuin, from French babouin, from Middle French babouyne, from Old French babouin, from Old French baboue — Alternative form of baboe; grimace; muzzle.

Ancestry of “baubijn”, step by step

baubijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian babuin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbabuinbaboon
2Frenchbabouinbaboon
3Middle Frenchbabouyne—
4Old Frenchbabouin—
5Old FrenchbaboueAlternative form of baboe; grimace; muzzle

via Middle French babouin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbabouin—

Words derived from “baubijn”

Every word from Old French baboue →Every word from Old French babouin →Every word from Middle French babouyne →