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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchborento drill
2Middle Dutchbōrento drill
3Old Dutchboronto drill, bore
4Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →