Where does “bebo” come from?
bebo (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Bø, from Danish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia — to turn, to bend.
bebo (Norwegian Bokmål): to inhabit, occupy
Definitions
- to inhabit, occupy
Ancestry of “bebo”, step by step
bebo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål Bø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Bø | merged in 2020 with Sauherad under the name of Midt-Telemark (kommune) |
| 2 | Danish | Bo | estate the property of a deceased person |
| 3 | Old Norse | búi | dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour... |
| 4 | Tagalog | buo | whole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;... |
| 5 | French | bouée | buoy (nautical: a moored float) |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | boeye | life buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter |
| 7 | Old French | boie | bond, chain; fetter, chain, clog |
| 8 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 11 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |