Where does “buitenlui” come from?

buitenlui (Dutch) comes from Dutch lui, from Dutch luiden, from Middle Dutch lûden, from Old Dutch lūdon, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan.

buitenlui (Dutch): rural people, rustics people not living in towns or cities

Definitions

  1. rural people, rustics people not living in towns or cities

Ancestry of “buitenlui”, step by step

buitenlui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchluilazy; Alternative form of lieden
2Dutchluidento sound; Alternative form of lieden
3Middle Dutchlûden—
4Old Dutchlūdonto sound
5Proto-Germanic*hlūdijan—

via Dutch buiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuitenoutside; outside, out of; A mansion and its...
2Middle Dutchbuten—
3Old Dutchbūtan—
4Proto-West Germanic*biūtanoutside, externally
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan →Every word from Old Dutch lūdon →Every word from Middle Dutch lûden →