Where does “boeleren” come from?

boeleren (Dutch) comes from Dutch eren, from Middle Dutch êren, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

boeleren (Dutch): to commit adultery, to fornicate to have sex out of wedlock

Definitions

  1. to commit adultery, to fornicate to have sex out of wedlock

Ancestry of “boeleren”, step by step

boeleren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherento honor/honour, to pay homage/respects; to...
2Middle Dutchêrento honour, to dignify
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch boel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboela lot, bunch; mess, disorderly heap; quarrel
2Dutchboedelestate
3Middle Dutchboedel
4Old Dutchbuothal
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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