Where does “boor” come from?
Boor comes from Dutch boer, Middle Dutch bure, and Proto-Germanic būraz, all deriving from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- meaning to dwell or grow.
boor (English): A peasant; A Boer, white South African of Dutch...
Definitions
- A peasant; A Boer, white South African of Dutch...
Ancestry of “boor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Boer | a (male) farmer, peasant |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bure | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | būr | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *būr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būraz | room, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
Words derived from “boor”