Where does “boue” come from?

boue (Middle French) comes from Old French boue, from Frankish baukn, from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.

Ancestry of “boue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbouea piece of wood or cork floating above an anchor...
2Frankishbauknsign, symbol
3Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become

Words derived from “boue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baukną →Every word from Frankish baukn →