Where does “boren” come from?

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

boren (Dutch): to drill

Definitions

  1. to drill

Ancestry of “boren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boren”

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