Where does “Bobișteanu” come from?

Bobișteanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bobești, from Romanian Bobu, from Romanian bob, from Serbo-Croatian bȍb, from English Bob, from Middle English bobben — to strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog.

Ancestry of “Bobișteanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBobești—
2RomanianBobu—
3RomanianbobA type of bean, field bean, horse bean, broad...
4Serbo-Croatianbȍbbroad bean
5EnglishBobA generic male person
6Middle Englishbobbento strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog
Every word from Middle English bobben →Every word from English Bob →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bȍb →