Where does “boy” come from?

boy (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

boy (Westrobothnian): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “boy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebógrshoulder
2Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōguz →Every word from Old Norse bógr →