Where does “bör” come from?

bör (Polabian) comes from Middle Low German bûr, from Old Saxon būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bör (Polabian): peasant

Definitions

  1. peasant

Ancestry of “bör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbûr—
2Old Saxonbūrneighbour
3Proto-West Germanic*būr—
4Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būr →