Where does “bófi” come from?

bófi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bōbô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

bófi (Old Norse): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “bófi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōbô—
2Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “bófi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōbô →