Where does “bōrs” come from?

bōrs (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon bars, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Ancestry of “bōrs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbars—
2Proto-West Germanicbarsperch
3Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bōrs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic barsaz →