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 Englishbārboar
2Proto-Germanicbairazboar
3Proto-Germanicbaizaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic baizaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic bairaz →Every word from Old English bār →
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