Where does “Boer” come from?

Boer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Boer, from Middle Dutch bure, from Old Dutch būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Boer (Afrikaans): A Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or...

Definitions

  1. A Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or...

Ancestry of “Boer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBoera (male) farmer, peasant
2Middle Dutchbure—
3Old Dutchbūr—
4Proto-West Germanic*būr—
5Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “Boer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būr →