Where does “boerenzwaluw” come from?

boerenzwaluw (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...

boerenzwaluw (Dutch): barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Definitions

  1. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Ancestry of “boerenzwaluw”, step by step

boerenzwaluw 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 zwaluw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzwaluwA swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae
2Middle Dutchswaluwe—
3Old Dutchswalwa—
4Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →