Where does “buurkind” come from?

buurkind (Dutch) comes from Dutch buur, from Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

buurkind (Dutch): neighbour child, neighbouring child

Definitions

  1. neighbour child, neighbouring child

Ancestry of “buurkind”, step by step

buurkind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuurneighbour
2Middle Dutchbuurinhabitant; neighbour; house, shed, building
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...

via Dutch kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkindchild, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...
2Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
3Old Dutchkintchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-
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