Where does “boye” come from?
boye (Middle English) comes from Old English bōia, from Proto-Germanic bōjô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.
boye (Middle English): servant, commoner, knave, boy
Definitions
- servant, commoner, knave, boy
Ancestry of “boye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | bōia | boy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōjô | younger brother, young male relation |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |
Words derived from “boye”