English word yahoo comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʷreh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *gʷr̥h₂éw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| brutus | Latin (lat) | Dull, stupid, insensible, unreasonable, irrational. Heavy, unwieldy. |
| brute | English (eng) | (archaic, UK, Cambridge University slang) One who has not yet matriculated.. (now, _, archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]. A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person. [from 17th c.] Being unconnected with intelligence or thought; purely material, senseless. [from 16th c.]. Brutal; cruel; fierce; [...] |
| yahoo | English (eng) | (cryptozoology) A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and also reported in the Bahamas.. (pejorative) A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person; yokel; lout. A battle cry.. An exclamation of joy. |