Where does “boros” come from?

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

boros (English): plural of boro

Definitions

  1. plural of boro

Ancestry of “boros”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →