Etymology of the English word buoy
the English word
buoyderived from the Old French word
bouederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-Date
The earliest known usage of buoy in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
sonobuoy,
buoyage,
buoyant,
buoyed,
buoyingCognates
Dutch
boei, French
bouée, German
Boje, Norwegian
boye, Spanish
boya, Swedish
bojUsage
Word found in Modern English
