Where does “boerenverstand” come from?
boerenverstand (Dutch) comes from Dutch verstand, from Dutch verstaan, from Middle Dutch verstaen, from Middle Dutch ver-, from Middle Dutch er-, from Old Dutch ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.
boerenverstand (Dutch): horse sense common sense, especially with a connotation of folk wisdom that trumps formal education
Definitions
- horse sense common sense, especially with a connotation of folk wisdom that trumps formal education
Ancestry of “boerenverstand”, step by step
boerenverstand traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verstand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verstand | reason, mind, intellect, brains, wit;... |
| 2 | Dutch | verstaan | to understand (language, words), to hear clearly |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | verstaen | to be responsible for; to understand; to hear |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ver- | Forms verbs indicating change away from a state;... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | er- | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ur- | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
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 peasant's sense
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | peasant's sense | — |