Boar etymology

English

English word boar comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoidʰ, Proto-Germanic *baizaz, and later Proto-Germanic *bairaz (Boar.)

Etymology of boar

Detailed word origin of boar

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*bʰoidʰ Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*baizaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*bairaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Boar.
bār Old English (ang)
boor Middle English (enm)
boar English (en) A male pig.. A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.