Where does “borðtennis” come from?

borðtennis (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic borð, from Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

borðtennis (Icelandic): table tennis

Definitions

  1. table tennis

Ancestry of “borðtennis”, step by step

borðtennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Icelandic tennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictennistennis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Old Norse borð →