Where does “boriman” come from?

boriman (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo bori, from English boil, from Middle English bile, from Old English bȳl, from Proto-Germanic būlō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

boriman (Sranan Tongo): boiler an enslaved person in charge of boiling down sugarcane juice on sugar plantations

Definitions

  1. boiler an enslaved person in charge of boiling down sugarcane juice on sugar plantations

Ancestry of “boriman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongoborito cook or boil
2EnglishboilA localized accumulation of pus in the skin,...
3Middle Englishbile—
4Old Englishbȳlboil
5Proto-Germanicbūlōboil; sore
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būlō →