Where does “boorwater” come from?

boorwater (Dutch) comes from Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

boorwater (Dutch): boric acid solution

Definitions

  1. boric acid solution

Ancestry of “boorwater”, step by step

boorwater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaterwater; body of water; bodily fluid
2Middle Dutchwāterwater
3Middle Dutchloosacred wood, forest; forest, thicket
4Old Dutchlōforest
5Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
6Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →