Where does “bøye” come from?
bøye (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
bøye (Norwegian Bokmål): a buoy; a gust of wind; a shower
Definitions
- a buoy; a gust of wind; a shower
Ancestry of “bøye”, step by step
bøye traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse beygja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | beygja | to bend, bow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baugijaną | to bend, bow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Old French boye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | boye | — |
| 2 | Frankish | baukn | sign, symbol |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | baukną | sign, symbol |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂u- | to be, become |
via Dutch bui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bui | shower rain, or generally a bout of bad weather such as snow |