> The word originally meant "lover" or "friend" in Dutch. That doesn't seem very relevant though; modern day Dutch language speakers have absolutely no such as

> The word originally meant "lover" or "friend" in Dutch. That doesn't seem very relevant though; modern day Dutch language speakers have absolutely no such association with that word — the word it came from is not in modern use and is unknown to most. Only a dedicated linguist would recognize the Dutch etymology of 'bully'.