Where does “búðarborð” come from?

búðarborð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic búð, from Old Norse búð, from Proto-Germanic bōþō, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

búðarborð (Icelandic): a counter

Definitions

  1. a counter

Ancestry of “búðarborð”, step by step

búðarborð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic búð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbúðshop; tent, pavilion; camp, encampment
2Old Norsebúða temporary building (especially for use at an assembly), tent, booth
3Proto-Germanicbōþōbuilding, hut; dwelling
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Icelandic borð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicborða table; a plank, board; board
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōþō →