Where does “boþe” come from?

boþe (Middle English) comes from Old English bā þā, from Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic bai, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ — both.

boþe (Middle English): Alternative form of bothe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bothe

Ancestry of “boþe”, step by step

boþe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bā þā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbā þāboth the; both those
2Old Norsebáðirboth
3Proto-Germanicbaiboth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁both

via Old Norse bóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebóð—
2Proto-Germanicbōþōbuilding, hut; dwelling
3Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “boþe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic bai →Every word from Old Norse báðir →