Etymology of the French word boue
the Old French word
bouederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bha-Date
The earliest known usage of boue in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
embouer,
boueux,
garde-boue,
boueur,
ébouer,
bouillasse,
pare-boueDerivations in other languages
English
buoy, Spanish
boyaUsage
Word found in Old French
