Where does “boevenwereld” come from?

boevenwereld (Dutch) comes from Dutch wereld, from Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

boevenwereld (Dutch): that part of society that is engaged in crime or...

Definitions

  1. that part of society that is engaged in crime or...

Ancestry of “boevenwereld”, step by step

boevenwereld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wereld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwereldworld
2Middle High Germanwerltworld
3Old High Germanweraltworld
4Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
5Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
6Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →