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