Where does “boorkop” come from?

boorkop (Dutch) comes from Dutch boor, 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.

boorkop (Dutch): drill bit

Definitions

  1. drill bit

Ancestry of “boorkop”, step by step

boorkop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboordrill; boron
2Middle Dutchbore—
3Dutchborento drill
4Middle Dutchbōrento drill
5Old Dutchboronto drill, bore
6Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Dutch kop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkopcup; head; a human
2Middle Dutchcop—
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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