Where does “bördeln” come from?

bördeln (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.

bördeln (German): to flange, to crimp

Definitions

  1. to flange, to crimp

Ancestry of “bördeln”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bord →