Where does “бур” come from?
бур (Russian) comes from Dutch boor, from Middle Dutch bore, from Dutch boren, from Middle Dutch bōren, from Old Dutch boron, from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
бур (Russian): Boer; bore, drill, auger
Definitions
- Boer; bore, drill, auger
Ancestry of “бур”, step by step
бур traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boor | drill; boron |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bore | — |
| 3 | Dutch | boren | to drill |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bōren | to drill |
| 5 | Old Dutch | boron | to drill, bore |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Afrikaans Boer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Boer | A Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or... |
| 2 | Dutch | Boer | a (male) farmer, peasant |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bure | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | būr | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būraz | room, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Middle High German boren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | boren | — |