Where does “samboer” come from?

samboer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål boer, 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...

samboer (Norwegian Bokmål): A live-in partner; a person with whom one lives...

Definitions

  1. A live-in partner; a person with whom one lives...

Ancestry of “samboer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålboerA Boer
2DutchBoera (male) farmer, peasant
3Middle Dutchbure—
4Old Dutchbūr—
5Proto-West Germanic*būr—
6Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
7Proto-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 →