Where does “boerenknecht” come from?

boerenknecht (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...

boerenknecht (Dutch): A farmhand or ranchhand, an agricultural employee...

Definitions

  1. A farmhand or ranchhand, an agricultural employee...

Ancestry of “boerenknecht”, step by step

boerenknecht 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 knecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchknechtA servant; An assistant, hand, employee; A...
2Middle Dutchcnecht—
3Old Dutchkneht—
4Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būr →