Where does “bør” come from?
bør (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk boraks, from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره.
bør (Norwegian Nynorsk): burden; sailing wind; present of burda
Definitions
- burden; sailing wind; present of burda
Ancestry of “bør”, step by step
bør traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk boraks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | boraks | borax |
| 2 | French | borax | borax |
| 3 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 4 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 7 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 8 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 9 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |