Where does “bör” come from?
bör (Swedish) comes from French bore, from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره.
bör (Swedish): boron (chemical element)
Definitions
- boron (chemical element)
Ancestry of “bör”, step by step
bör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bore | boron |
| 2 | French | borax | borax |
| 3 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 4 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 7 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 8 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 9 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |
via Middle Low German bore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | bore | — |