Where does “boron” come from?

boron (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

boron (Old Dutch): to drill, bore

Definitions

  1. to drill, bore

Ancestry of “boron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “boron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burōną →