Saturday, 19 November 2022

Is 'boor' English, or is it actually Dutch?

'Boor' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'boer'. The word entered the English language some time around 1551.


boor [noun] [1551]
  • peasant
  • a rude or insensitive person
See 'boor' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Dutch.

Etymology: Dutch 'boer;' akin to Old English 'būan' to dwell
See more loan words from 1500s.


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