Where does “боб” come from?

боб (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English Bob, from Middle English bobben — to strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog.

боб (Serbo-Croatian): broad bean; horse bean; bobsled

Definitions

  1. broad bean; horse bean; bobsled

Ancestry of “боб”, step by step

боб traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBobA generic male person
2Middle Englishbobbento strike, to shake; to strike, beat, shake, jog

via Proto-Slavic bobъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean
Every word from Middle English bobben →Every word from English Bob →