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 make a hole through something

Definitions

  1. to bore or drill make a hole through something

Ancestry of “bore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseborato bore; a drilling hole; inflection of borr: ##...
2Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burōną →Every word from Old Norse bora →