Where does “bybo” come from?

bybo (Swedish) comes from Swedish Bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη — army.

bybo (Swedish): a villager (person who lives in a village)

Definitions

  1. a villager (person who lives in a village)

Ancestry of “bybo”, step by step

bybo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Bo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishBoto live, to dwell, to reside
2Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
3Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
4Frenchbouéebuoy (nautical: a moored float)
5Middle Dutchboeyelife buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter
6Old Frenchboiebond, chain; fetter, chain, clog
7Latinboiafetter, collar for the neck
8Ancient Greekβοείηox hide
9Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
10LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
11Proto-Italickorwos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
15Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Swedish by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbyvillage; farm; town, city
2GermanBögust, squall
3Latinbōshead of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox)
4Ancient Greekἔλαφοςred deer
5Proto-Hellenicéləpʰos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éln̥bʰos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →