burrower

burrower

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English burrow
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English burrower

    From burrow + -er.

    Noun

    burrower (plural burrowers)

    1. One that burrows.
    2. An animal that lives in an underground hole that it has made itself.

    Derived terms

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