Where does “borderlinking” come from?

borderlinking (English) comes from English border, from Middle English bordure, from Old French bordeure, from Old French border, from Frankish bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

borderlinking (English): The linking together of borderspaces

Definitions

  1. The linking together of borderspaces

Ancestry of “borderlinking”, step by step

borderlinking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English border

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishborderThe outer edge of something; A decorative strip...
2Middle EnglishbordureAn edge, boundary, demarcation; A heraldic...
3Old Frenchbordeure
4Old Frenchborderto border
5Frankishbordplank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,...
6Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via English linking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkingServing to connect other things together;...
2EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
3Latinlinchinuscandle
4Latinlynchinus
5Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-
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