Where does “Bordgepäck” come from?

Bordgepäck (German) comes from German Bord, from Middle High German bort, from Old High German bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Bordgepäck (German): carry-on, hand luggage

Definitions

  1. carry-on, hand luggage

Ancestry of “Bordgepäck”, step by step

Bordgepäck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBordshelf; bordure; board
2Middle High Germanbort
3Old High Germanbortedge, rim, rand
4Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via German Gepäck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGepäckluggage, baggage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Germanic burdąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bord