Where does “Bolands” come from?
Bolands (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans Boland, 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 — on, onto.
Bolands (Afrikaans): Of, from, in or pertaining to the Boland
Definitions
- Of, from, in or pertaining to the Boland
Ancestry of “Bolands”, step by step
Bolands traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans Boland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Boland | An upland, inland region in the Western Cape, to the northeast of Cape Town and to the southwest of the Karoo |
| 2 | Afrikaans | bo | above |
| 3 | Dutch | boven | above; upstairs |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bōven | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | be | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | bi | by, near, around; beside, alongside; at, with |
| 7 | Old Dutch | bī | by, near |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |