Where does “bōren” come from?

bōren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch boron, from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bōren (Middle Dutch): to drill

Definitions

  1. to drill

Ancestry of “bōren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchboronto drill, bore
2Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bōren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burōną →Every word from Old Dutch boron →