Where does “borr” come from?

borr (Swedish) comes from Old Norse bǫrr, from Proto-Germanic barwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorwos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- — to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

borr (Swedish): drill

Definitions

  1. drill

Ancestry of “borr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǫrrman; a kind of tree
2Proto-Germanicbarwazconiferous forest; pinewood; wood; grove
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰorwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...

Words derived from “borr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰor- →