Where does “böra” come from?

böra (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish bora, from Old Norse bora, from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

böra (Swedish): should, ought to

Definitions

  1. should, ought to

Ancestry of “böra”, step by step

böra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish bora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishborato drill, penetrate
2Old Norseborato bore; a drilling hole; inflection of borr: ##...
3Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Malay beras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberasuncooked rice
2Proto-Malayicbərasrice
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀasrice
4Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice

Words derived from “böra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burōną →Every word from Old Norse bora →