Where does “bougre” come from?

bougre (Middle English) comes from Old French bougre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, from Slavic блъгаринъ, from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀, from Proto-Turkic bulgar, from Proto-Turkic bulga- — to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder.

bougre (Middle English): heretic

Definitions

  1. heretic

Ancestry of “bougre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbougre—
2Medieval LatinBulgarusBulgarian; Bulgar
3Slavicблъгаринъ—
4Old Turkic𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀to stir; to produce a state of disorder, put in...
5Proto-Turkicbulgardisturber, disturbing
6Proto-Turkicbulga-to stir, stir up; to produce a state of disorder

Words derived from “bougre”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bulga- →Every word from Proto-Turkic bulgar →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰞𐰍𐰀 →