Where does “בור” come from?
בור (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew בור, from German bor, from German Borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق.
בור (Yiddish): Boer; Afrikaner; ignoramus, fool
Definitions
- Boer; Afrikaner; ignoramus, fool
Ancestry of “בור”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | בור | hole, pit; fallow, uncultivated land; ignoramus,... |
| 2 | German | bor | — |
| 3 | German | Borax | borax |
| 4 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 5 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 8 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 9 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 10 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |