English
bor
Bor may come from Old English ġebūr ‘freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġebūr‘freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer’uncertain
- Englishtodaybor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ġebūr‘freeholder of the lowest class, peasant, farmer’uncertain
- Englishtodaybor
Every English word from Old English ġebūr
Today it means
noun man (not used for children).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English ġebūr / bor