Where does “Boa” come from?

Boa (Plautdietsch) comes from Low German bohren, from Middle Low German bōren, from Old Saxon borōn, from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Boa (Plautdietsch): bear; drill; auger

Definitions

  1. bear; drill; auger

Ancestry of “Boa”, step by step

Boa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German bohren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbohrento lift, raise
2Middle Low Germanbōren—
3Old Saxonborōn—
4Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Middle Low German bar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbar—
2Old Saxonbero—
3Proto-West Germanicberōbear
4Proto-Germanicberôbear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burōną →Every word from Old Saxon borōn →
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