Where does “motbør” come from?
motbør (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bør, 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.
motbør (Norwegian Nynorsk): a headwind; resistance, opposition
Definitions
- a headwind; resistance, opposition
Ancestry of “motbør”, step by step
motbør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk bør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bør | burden; sailing wind; present of burda |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | boraks | borax |
| 3 | French | borax | borax |
| 4 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 5 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 8 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 9 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 10 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |