Where does “Boland” come from?
Boland (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans bo, from Dutch boven, from Middle Dutch bōven, from Middle Dutch be, from Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
Boland (Afrikaans): An upland, inland region in the Western Cape, to the northeast of Cape Town and to the southwest of the Karoo
Definitions
- An upland, inland region in the Western Cape, to the northeast of Cape Town and to the southwest of the Karoo
Ancestry of “Boland”, step by step
Boland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans bo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | bo | above |
| 2 | Dutch | boven | above; upstairs |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bōven | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | be | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bi | by, near, around; beside, alongside; at, with |
| 6 | Old Dutch | bī | by, near |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Afrikaans land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | land | country; nation |
| 2 | Dutch | land | land; country; land |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lant | land; country, region; ground, earth |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lant | land; land, terrain; territory |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |