Where does “-boro” come from?

-boro (English) comes from English boro, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

-boro (English): Synonym of -borough

Definitions

  1. Synonym of -borough

Ancestry of “-boro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishboroborrow; Alternative spelling of borough
2Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
3Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “-boro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →