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Where does “boor” come from?

boor (Middle English) comes from Old English bār, from Proto-Germanic bairaz, from Proto-Germanic baizaz.

boor (Middle English): Alternative form of bor

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bor

Ancestry of “boor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbār—
2Proto-Germanicbairazboar
3Proto-Germanicbaizaz—

Words derived from “boor”

  • boar
  • boarhound
  • boarish
  • boarlike
  • boarfish
  • boarhide
  • wereboar
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