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English word origin

Etymology of bored

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-éh

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
verb

simple past and past participle of bore

adj

Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do. · Perforated by a hole or holes.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English bored From bore + -ed.

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