Where does “bore” come from?
bore (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse bora, from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
bore (Norwegian Bokmål): to :bore or drill
Ancestry of “bore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bora | to bore; a drilling hole; inflection of borr:
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| 2 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “bore”