Where does “naverbor” come from?
naverbor (Danish) comes from Danish bør, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.
naverbor (Danish): an auger
Definitions
- an auger
Ancestry of “naverbor”, step by step
naverbor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bør | wheelbarrow; battered old hat; wind, fair wind |
| 2 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 3 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 6 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 7 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 8 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |
via Danish nåver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | nåver | Scandinavian journeyman who traveled abroad and offered his services wearing characteristic black clothes, a black hat with a wide brim, and wide-legged trousers |
| 2 | Old Norse | nafarr | auger |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nabōgaizaz | auger |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaizaz | spear, pike, javelin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰoysós | throwing spear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |