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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | buovo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōbô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |
Words derived from “boeve”