Where does “borer” come from?

borer (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Bohrer, from German böhren, from Old High German borōn, from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

borer (Serbo-Croatian): drill bit; drill

Definitions

  1. drill bit; drill

Ancestry of “borer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBohreragent noun of bohren
2Germanböhren—
3Old High Germanborōnto bore
4Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burōną →Every word from Old High German borōn →