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Where does “bo” come from?

bo (Vietnamese) comes from English board, from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder, from Old English rīdere, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bo (Vietnamese): to put, to place; to leave, to abandon; to quit

Definitions

  1. to put, to place; to leave, to abandon; to quit

Ancestry of “bo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboardA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any...
2Englishboardridersurfer
3EnglishriderOne who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;...
4Middle EnglishridereAlternative form of ryder
5Middle EnglishryderA rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A...
6Old Englishrīdererider, knight
7Old Englishrīdanto ride
8Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
9Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
10Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “bo”

  • từ bỏ
  • bỏ rơi
  • bỏ chạy
  • bỏ lỡ
  • bỏ túi
  • bãi bỏ
  • xoá bỏ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →