Etymograph

English

Poer

Poer may come from Dutch van Poer.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentvan Poeruncertain
  2. EnglishtodayPoer

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentvan Poeruncertain
  2. EnglishtodayPoer

The story

Perhaps a reduced form of Dutch van Poer, probably a hypercorrection of van Poeyer.

Today it means

name A surname from Dutch.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Dutch van Poer / Poer