Where does “bullying” come from?

bullying (Polish) comes from English bullying, from English bully, from Dutch boel, from Dutch boedel, from Middle Dutch boedel, from Old Dutch buothal.

bullying (Polish): bullying

Definitions

  1. bullying

Ancestry of “bullying”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbullyingAn act of intimidating a person to do something,...
2EnglishbullyA person who is intentionally, physically, or...
3Dutchboela lot, bunch; mess, disorderly heap; quarrel
4Dutchboedelestate
5Middle Dutchboedel—
6Old Dutchbuothal—
Every word from Old Dutch buothal →Every word from Middle Dutch boedel →Every word from Dutch boedel →