Männlich

boef

(Englisch)

  1. (masculine) crook, thief, thug
  2. (masculine) rascal, scamp

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/buf/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle Dutch boef, boeve, bouve, from Old Dutch *buovo, from Proto-Germanic *bōbô, a reduplicated form of *bō- (“father, brother, male relative”). Cognate with English bub, Pennsylvania Dutch Bub, German Bube, Icelandic bófi (“rogue, knave”). Related also to English babe, English boy.

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