Where does “boeve” come from?

boeve (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch buovo, from Proto-Germanic bōbô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

Ancestry of “boeve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbuovo—
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 →