Where does “bȍb” come from?

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

bȍb (Serbo-Croatian): broad bean

Definitions

  1. broad bean

Ancestry of “bȍb”, step by step

bȍb 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

Words derived from “bȍb”

Every word from Middle English bobben →Every word from English Bob →