Where does “-bor” come from?
-bor (Low German) comes from Middle Low German -bâr, from Old Saxon -bāri, from Proto-Germanic bēriz — bearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to...
-bor (Low German): -able
Ancestry of “-bor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | -bâr | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | -bāri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bēriz | bearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to... |