Where does “Boriswave” come from?

Boriswave (English) comes from English wave, from Middle English wawe, from Old English wǣġ, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Boriswave (English): The wave of immigrants that entered the United Kingdom during the premiership of Boris Johnson (2019–2022)

Definitions

  1. The wave of immigrants that entered the United Kingdom during the premiership of Boris Johnson (2019–2022)

Ancestry of “Boriswave”, step by step

Boriswave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat...
2Middle EnglishwaweA wave; Any sort of flowing or spurting motion;...
3Old Englishwǣġa weight; a tool for weighing, balance, scale
4Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via English Boris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBorisA person of Russian descent
2BulgarianБори́с
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Old English wǣġ