Where does “borner” come from?

borner (French) comes from French borné, from Medieval Latin bodina, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

borner (French): to limit, confine; to confine oneself; to content...

Definitions

  1. to limit, confine; to confine oneself; to content...

Ancestry of “borner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbornénarrow; narrow-minded; bounded
2Medieval Latinbodina—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “borner”

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