Where does “boor” come from?

boor (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bore, from Dutch boren, from Middle Dutch bōren, from Old Dutch boron, from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

boor (Dutch): drill; boron

Definitions

  1. drill; boron

Ancestry of “boor”, step by step

boor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch bore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbore—
2Dutchborento drill
3Middle Dutchbōrento drill
4Old Dutchboronto drill, bore
5Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Dutch borium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchboriumThe metalloid element boron
2Englishborium—

Words derived from “boor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →