Where does “bò” come from?

bò (Haitian Creole) comes from French bord, from Old French bord, from Frankish bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

bò (Haitian Creole): side

Definitions

  1. side

Ancestry of “bò”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbordborder, edge, limit; boundary
2Old Frenchbordside of a ship, edge; a border
3Frankishbordplank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,...
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bò”

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