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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (to carve; split; cut; rub; pierce; strike). Equivalent to *burō (bore) + *-ōną. Cognate with Latin forō (bore, verb), Proto-Slavic *borti (to fight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*burōną

  1. to drill, pierce
  2. to bore

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *borōn
    • Old English: borian
    • Old Frisian: *boria
      • Saterland Frisian: boorje
      • West Frisian: boarje
    • Old Saxon: borōn
    • Old Dutch: *boron
    • Old High German: borōn
  • Old Norse: bora
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