Where does “boevengilde” come from?

boevengilde (Dutch) comes from Dutch boef, from Middle Dutch boef, from Old Dutch buovo, from Proto-Germanic bōbô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

boevengilde (Dutch): organised crime, the underworld

Definitions

  1. organised crime, the underworld

Ancestry of “boevengilde”, step by step

boevengilde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboefcrook, thief, thug; rascal, scamp
2Middle Dutchboef—
3Old Dutchbuovo—
4Proto-Germanicbōbô—
5Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

via Dutch gilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgildeA guild, feudal professional corporation with a...
2Middle Dutchgilde—
3Old Dutchgilda—
4Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōbô →