Where does “bora” come from?

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

bora (Old Norse): to bore; a drilling hole; inflection of borr: ##...

Definitions

  1. to bore; a drilling hole; inflection of borr: ##...

Ancestry of “bora”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bora”

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