Where does “boerenbedrog” come from?

boerenbedrog (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...

boerenbedrog (Dutch): crude deceit, sham, fraud

Definitions

  1. crude deceit, sham, fraud

Ancestry of “boerenbedrog”, step by step

boerenbedrog 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 bedrog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbedrogdeception, fraud
2Middle Dutchbedroch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būr →