Where does “bulleboer” come from?

bulleboer (Dutch) comes from Dutch bul, from Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch bullo, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bulleboer (Dutch): bull keeper

Definitions

  1. bull keeper

Ancestry of “bulleboer”, step by step

bulleboer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbulbull; surly person; great seal affixed to certain...
2Middle Dutchbulle—
3Old Dutchbullo—
4Proto-Germanicbulôbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Dutch Boer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBoera (male) farmer, peasant
2Middle Dutchbure—
3Old Dutchbūr—
4Proto-West Germanic*būr—
5Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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