Where does “boerenzoon” come from?

boerenzoon (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...

boerenzoon (Dutch): a farmer's son; farmboy, country-boy

Definitions

  1. a farmer's son; farmboy, country-boy

Ancestry of “boerenzoon”, step by step

boerenzoon 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 zoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoonson
2Middle Dutchsōneson
3Old Dutchsunu
4Proto-Germanic*sunu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic būrazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *būr
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