Boer

English

/ˈbʊəɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • A Dutch colonist in South Africa, or one of their (white) descendants, especially a farmer; an Afrikaner.
  • A militant in the

Etymology

Derived from Afrikaans boer (farmer) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

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