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-
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