Where does “mælaborð” come from?

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

mælaborð (Icelandic): dashboard

Definitions

  1. dashboard

Ancestry of “mælaborð”, step by step

mælaborð 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 mælir

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