Etymology of the English word bugbear
the English word
bugbearderived from the English word
bugderived from the English word
bearderived from the English word
bearderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhares-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*berananderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*beronderived from the English word
bugderived from the English word
buggeDate
The earliest known usage of bugbear in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
