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Where does “bʰṓr” come from?

bʰṓr (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bʰṓr (Proto-Indo-European): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “bʰṓr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bʰṓr”

  • fury
  • furious
  • furiously
  • furtive
  • furtively
  • ferret
  • furor
  • infuriating
  • furore
  • infuriate
  • tetrahydrofuran
  • infuriatingly
  • furan
  • furfural
  • nitrofurantoin
  • furtiveness
  • furunculosis
  • furfur
  • furuncle
  • furoate
  • furanose
  • ferrety
  • furanone
  • fourgon
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