Where does “Gasselterboerveen” come from?

Gasselterboerveen (Dutch) 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...

Ancestry of “Gasselterboerveen”, step by step

Gasselterboerveen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Boer

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...

via Dutch veen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveenpeat; bog, fen
2Middle Dutchvēnemire, bog
3Old Dutchfenifen, marsh, swamp
4Proto-Germanicfanjąfen, marsh, swamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpen-bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →