boef

Dutch (Brabantic)

/buf/

noun
Definitions
  • crook, thief, thug
  • rascal, scamp

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch boef inherited from Old Dutch *buovo inherited from Proto-Germanic *bōbô.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bōbô

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms