Where does “boredness” come from?
boredness (English) comes from English bored, from English bore, from Middle English bore, from Middle English boren, from Old English boren, from Old English beran, from Proto-West Germanic beran, from Proto-Germanic beraną — shiny, light brown.
boredness (English): The state or condition of being bored; boredom
Definitions
- The state or condition of being bored; boredom
Ancestry of “boredness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bored | simple past tense and past participle of bore;... |
| 2 | English | bore | To inspire boredom in somebody; To make a hole... |
| 3 | Middle English | bore | A :bore, hole, puncture or indentation; A gap,... |
| 4 | Middle English | boren | — |
| 5 | Old English | boren | past participle of beran; born |
| 6 | Old English | beran | to carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | beran | to carry, to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |