Where does “Boer” come from?
Boer comes from Afrikaans boer, from Dutch boer, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-, meaning to grow or thrive.
Boer (English): A Dutch colonist in South Africa, or one of their...
Definitions
- A Dutch colonist in South Africa, or one of their...
Ancestry of “Boer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Boer | A Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or... |
| 2 | Dutch | Boer | a (male) farmer, peasant |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bure | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | būr | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būraz | room, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |