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Where does “bogre” come from?

bogre (Old French) comes 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.

bogre (Old French): heretic

Definitions

  1. heretic

Ancestry of “bogre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bogre”

  • bougre
  • bougresse
  • bugre
  • Bugger
  • boug
  • boug
  • boug
  • bug
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