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Where does “boert” come from?

boert (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch boerde.

boert (Dutch): farce; joke, prank; jest, mockery

Definitions

  1. farce; joke, prank; jest, mockery

Ancestry of “boert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchboerde—

Words derived from “boert”

  • boertig
  • boertiglijk
  • boertelijk
  • boerterij
  • boerternij
Every word from Middle Dutch boerde →