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==Etymology==
− It is of uncertain origin.^(Barnhart 1995) It is perhaps [[bor|dum|bommekijn|t=little barrel]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) a diminutive of ''bomme'' “cask”;^(MW Collegiate) the American Heritage Dictionary also suggests Flemish ''boomken'' “little tree”.^(AHD) The first recorded use glosses it with Latin ''Batavus'' “Dutchman”, which suggests that it began as a jibe at the Dutch as short and dumpy.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)
+ It is of uncertain origin.^(Barnhart 1995) It is perhaps [[bor|dum|bommekijn|t=little barrel]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) a diminutive of [[m|dum|bomme]] “cask”;^(MW Collegiate) the American Heritage Dictionary also suggests Flemish [[m|nl|boomken]] “little tree”.^(AHD) The first recorded use glosses it with Latin [[m|la|Batavus]] “Dutchman”, which suggests that it began as a jibe at the Dutch as short and dumpy.^(AHD)^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==