Where does “boorish” come from?
Boorish comes from English boor, from Dutch boer, from Middle Dutch bure, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- meaning to dwell or grow.
boorish (English): Behaving as a boor; rough in manners
Definitions
- Behaving as a boor; rough in manners
Ancestry of “boorish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boor | A peasant; A Boer, white South African of Dutch... |
| 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... |