Where does “bór” come from?

bór (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bǫrr, from Proto-Germanic barwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

bór (Icelandic): boron

Definitions

  1. boron

Ancestry of “bór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǫrrman; a kind of tree
2Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

Words derived from “bór”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic barwaz →
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