Where does “unbored” come from?
unbored (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.
unbored (English): Not having been bored or drilled through
Definitions
- Not having been bored or drilled through
Ancestry of “unbored”, step by step
unbored traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bored
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |