Where does “búralegur” come from?

búralegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic búri, from Middle Low German būr, from Old Saxon 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...

búralegur (Icelandic): boorish, uncultured

Definitions

  1. boorish, uncultured

Ancestry of “búralegur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúriboor, uncultured person
2Middle Low Germanbūr—
3Old Saxonbūrneighbour
4Proto-West Germanic*būr—
5Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būr →