Where does “bore” come from?
bore (Middle Dutch) comes from Dutch boren, from Middle Dutch bōren, from Old Dutch boron, from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Ancestry of “bore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boren | to drill |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bōren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | boron | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “bore”