Where does “boresomeness” come from?
boresomeness (English) comes from English boresome, 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.
boresomeness (English): The state or condition of being boresome;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being boresome;...
Ancestry of “boresomeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | boresome | Marked by boredom; boring; uninteresting |
| 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 |