Where does “boerenkinkel” come from?

boerenkinkel (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...

boerenkinkel (Dutch): a yokel, a boor

Definitions

  1. a yokel, a boor

Ancestry of “boerenkinkel”, step by step

boerenkinkel 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 kinkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkinkela rube, a yokel, an unsophisticated person
2Dutchkinka twist or curl in a rope; kink, twist or bend
3Proto-Germanickenk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangengʰ-to turn, wind, braid, weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →