Where does “leturborð” come from?

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

leturborð (Icelandic): keyboard

Definitions

  1. keyboard

Ancestry of “leturborð”, step by step

leturborð 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 letur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleturwriting, letters, type, script
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Old Norse borð →