Where does “børa” come from?

børa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse barar, from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

børa (Faroese): stretcher; trolley, gurney

Definitions

  1. stretcher; trolley, gurney

Ancestry of “børa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebararhandbarrow, stretcher; funeral bier carried by...
2Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “børa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ →Every word from Old Norse barar →