Where does “bullying” come from?

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

bullying (Portuguese): bullying persistent acts intended to make someone’s life unpleasant

Definitions

  1. bullying persistent acts intended to make someone’s life unpleasant

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—

Words derived from “bullying”

Every word from Old Dutch buothal →Every word from Middle Dutch boedel →Every word from Dutch boedel →