Where does “stuurboord” come from?

stuurboord (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.

stuurboord (Dutch): starboard (right hand side of a vessel)

Definitions

  1. starboard (right hand side of a vessel)

Ancestry of “stuurboord”, step by step

stuurboord 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 stuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchstuurA steering device, notably a steering wheel in a...
2Middle Dutchstier—
3Old DutchstierA bull
4Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Frankish bord →