Where does “bor” come from?

Bor comes from Old English ġebūr, from Proto-West Germanic gabūr, from Proto-Germanic ga- prefix combined with a root ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm meaning "with" or "together."

bor (English): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “bor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġebūrdweller, husbandman, farmer, countryman, boor;...
2Proto-West Germanicgabūr—
3Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gabūr →