Where does “boripallur” come from?

boripallur (Faroese) comes from Faroese pallur, from Old Norse pallr, from Middle Low German palle, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

boripallur (Faroese): drilling platform, oil platform

Definitions

  1. drilling platform, oil platform

Ancestry of “boripallur”, step by step

boripallur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese pallur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesepallurbank, seat; stage; platform
2Old Norsepallr—
3Middle Low Germanpalle—
4Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5Proto-Italicpākslos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Faroese børa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebørastretcher; trolley, gurney
2Old Norsebararhandbarrow, stretcher; funeral bier carried by...
3Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →