Where does “doorboren” come from?
doorboren (Dutch) comes from Dutch door, from Middle Dutch dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
doorboren (Dutch): to pierce, to broach; to drill a hole through; to...
Definitions
- to pierce, to broach; to drill a hole through; to...
Ancestry of “doorboren”, step by step
doorboren traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch door
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | door | through; across, around; because of, due to |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dōre | through |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thuro | through |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via Dutch boren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boren | to drill |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bōren | to drill |
| 3 | Old Dutch | boron | to drill, bore |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Middle Dutch doreboren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | doreboren | — |