Bub etymology

English

English word bub comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂trós, English buddy, and later Proto-Germanic *brōþēr (Brother.)

Detailed word origin of bub

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bʰreh₂trós Proto-Indo-European (ine)
buddy English (en) To assign a buddy, or partner. A friend or casual acquaintance.. A partner for a particular activity.. An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know.
*brōþēr Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Brother.
brōþor Old English (ang)
broþor Old English (ang) Brother.
brother Middle English (enm) Brother.
bud English (en) (informal) Buddy, friend.. (informal) used to address a male To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or growth and promise.. To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn.. To form buds.. To reproduce by splitting off buds. (usually uncountable, slang) Potent cannabis taken from the flowering part of the plant (the bud), or marijuana generally.. A [...]
bub English (en) A term of familiar address; bubba; bubby.. A young brother; a little boy; a familiar term of address for a small boy.

Words with the same origin as bub

Descendants of buddy

bra brother bruv bud