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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBoer—
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...
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