Etymology Explorer › Icelandic

Where does “bora” come from?

bora (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bora, from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bora (Icelandic): to bore, drill; hole; butthole

Definitions

  1. to bore, drill; hole; butthole

Ancestry of “bora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseborato bore; a drilling hole; inflection of borr: ##...
2Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bora”

  • bori
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →