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
Ancestry of “borer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Bohrer | agent noun of bohren |
| 2 | German | böhren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | borōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |