Where does “bovaktig” come from?

bovaktig (Swedish) comes from Swedish bov, from Old Swedish bōve, from Middle Low German bove, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

bovaktig (Swedish): villainous

Definitions

  1. villainous

Ancestry of “bovaktig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbovcriminal, chiefly a thief or a robber
2Old Swedishbōve—
3Middle Low Germanbove—
4Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bō- →Every word from Middle Low German bove →