wanboffer etymology

Dutch word wanboffer comes from Dutch wan-, Dutch boffer (Lucky person.)

Detailed word origin of wanboffer

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
wan- Dutch (nld) Preceding nouns, verbs and adjectives with the sense ‘bad, un-’.
boffer Dutch (nld) Lucky person.
wanboffer Dutch (nld) Unlucky person.

Words with the same origin as wanboffer

Descendants of wan-
wanbeleid wanbof wandaad wandadige wangedrag wangedrocht wangedrochtig wanhopig wanorde wanordelijk wanprestatie wantrouwen wantrouwig