Where does “bour” come from?

bour (Middle English) comes from Old English būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bour (Middle English): A chamber or a cottage

Definitions

  1. A chamber or a cottage

Ancestry of “bour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbūra farmer, bower
2Proto-West Germanic*būr—
3Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bour”

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