Where does “boerkaverbod” come from?
boerkaverbod (Dutch) comes from Dutch boerka, from English burka, from Russian бурка, from Russian бури́ть, from Russian бур, from Dutch boor, from Middle Dutch bore, from Dutch boren — to pierce; to strike; brown.
boerkaverbod (Dutch): burqa ban, ban on wearing a burqa
Definitions
- burqa ban, ban on wearing a burqa
Ancestry of “boerkaverbod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boerka | burka |
| 2 | English | burka | An Islamic garment that covers the whole body,... |
| 3 | Russian | бурка | — |
| 4 | Russian | бури́ть | — |
| 5 | Russian | бур | Boer; bore, drill, auger |
| 6 | Dutch | boor | drill; boron |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | bore | — |
| 8 | Dutch | boren | to drill |
| 9 | Middle Dutch | bōren | — |
| 10 | Old Dutch | boron | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |