Where does “matarborð” come from?

matarborð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic matur, from Old Norse matr, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

matarborð (Icelandic): dinner table

Definitions

  1. dinner table

Ancestry of “matarborð”, step by step

matarborð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic matur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaturfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

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 meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →