Where does “bogart” come from?
bogart (English) comes from Dutch Bogart, from Dutch boomgaard, from Middle Dutch boomgaert, from Old Dutch bōmgardo, from Old Dutch bōm, from Western Proto-Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bogart (English): An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an...
Definitions
- An obnoxious, selfish and overbearing person; an...
Ancestry of “bogart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Bogart | keeper of an orchard |
| 2 | Dutch | boomgaard | orchard |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | boomgaert | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bōmgardo | orchard |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bōm | tree |
| 6 | Western Proto-Germanic | *baum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |