Where does “boerenslimheid” come from?
boerenslimheid (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...
boerenslimheid (Dutch): a type of down-to-earth cleverness based on levelheadedness, suspicion and logical thinking rather than education
Definitions
- a type of down-to-earth cleverness based on levelheadedness, suspicion and logical thinking rather than education
Ancestry of “boerenslimheid”, step by step
boerenslimheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Boer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Boer | a (male) farmer, peasant |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bure | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | būr | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *būr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būraz | room, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Dutch slimheid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slimheid | cleverness, smartness, ingenuity |
| 2 | Dutch | slim | intelligent, bright; clever, smart; wrong,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | slim | twisted, crooked; bad, evil; bad, crooked |
| 4 | Old Dutch | slimb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slimbaz | aslant; sloping; askew; crooked; wrong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lemb- | to droop; sag; hang loosely |