Etymology

borderer

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Today it means: A person who lives near the border of a country or district, especially that between England and Scotland. Full definition →

English border ← Middle English bordure ← Old French bordeure
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The story

  1. Old Frenchbordeure
  2. Middle Englishbordure
  3. Englishborder
  4. English todayborderer

From border + -er.

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