English

fleaborne

From flea + borne.

A compound of flea + borne

Proto-Germanic *flauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *flauh

Old English flēah

Middle English fle

English flea

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Proto-West Germanic *beran ‘to carry, to bear’

Old English beran ‘to carry, bear’

Old English boren

Middle English boren

English borne

Today it means

adj Transmitted by fleas.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fleaborne