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Where does “bōbô” come from?
bōbô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.
Ancestry of “bōbô”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
bō-
A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
2
Proto-Indo-European
bʰā-
to say
Words derived from “bōbô”
bófi
buovo
bófi
boef
bouve
boeve
boef
boevenwereld
geboefte
boeventaal
boevengilde
baanboef
boevenklok
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