Where does “buitenboord” come from?

buitenboord (Dutch) comes from Dutch boord, from Middle Dutch boorde, from Old Dutch bordo, from Frankish bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

buitenboord (Dutch): outboard

Definitions

  1. outboard

Ancestry of “buitenboord”, step by step

buitenboord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboordborder, boundary; shore, bank; collar
2Middle Dutchboorde—
3Old Dutchbordo—
4Frankishbordplank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,...
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Dutch buiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuitenoutside; outside, out of; A mansion and its...
2Middle Dutchbuten—
3Old Dutchbūtan—
4Proto-West Germanic*biūtanoutside, externally
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →