Where does “בוי” come from?

בוי (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בויען, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

בוי (Yiddish): construction

Definitions

  1. construction

Ancestry of “בוי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבויעןto build, construct
2Middle High Germanbūwento build
3Old High Germanbūanto build
4Proto-West Germanic*būan—
5Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “בוי”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →