Where does “naboby” come from?

naboby (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål nabo, from Danish nabo, from Old Norse nábúi, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from Malay buah, from Malay nona, from Portuguese dona — to build; to arrange, to put together.

naboby (Norwegian Bokmål): neighbouring town

Definitions

  1. neighbouring town

Ancestry of “naboby”, step by step

naboby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål nabo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnaboa neighbour / neighbor
2Danishnaboneighbour
3Old Norsenábúineighbour
4Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
5Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
6Malaybuahfruit
7Malaynonamiss, lady (young unmarried woman)
8Portuguesedonafemale equivalent of dono; A title of address to...
9Old Portuguesedona
10Late Latindomnalady, mistress
11Latindominalady or mistress of the house
12LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
13Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
14Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
15Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
16Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Norwegian Bokmål by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbytown, city; to bid; offer; to ask; invite
2Danishbytown, city
3Old NorsebýrAlternative form of bǿr; farm; town; place ,...
4Proto-Germanicbūwizdwelling
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dṓmEvery word from Proto-Italic domos
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