Where does “unboorish” come from?
unboorish (English) comes from English boorish, from English boor, from Dutch Boer, from Middle Dutch bure, from Old Dutch būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
unboorish (English): Not boorish
Definitions
- Not boorish
Ancestry of “unboorish”, step by step
unboorish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boorish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boorish | Behaving as a boor; rough in manners |
| 2 | English | boor | A peasant; A Boer, white South African of Dutch... |
| 3 | Dutch | Boer | a (male) farmer, peasant |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bure | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | būr | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *būr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | būraz | room, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |