Where does “boree” come from?

boree (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.

boree (English): Obsolete form of bourrée

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of bourrée

Ancestry of “boree”, step by step

boree traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English bore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboreTo inspire boredom in somebody; To make a hole...
2Middle EnglishboreA bore, hole, puncture or indentation
3Middle Englishboren
4Old Englishborenpast participle of beran; born
5Old Englishberanto carry, bear; to wear; to sustain, support
6Proto-West Germanicberanto carry, to bear
7Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese

via Gamilaraay buri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gamilaraayburimatch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-
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