Where does “Bord” come from?
Bord (Luxembourgish) comes from German Bord, from Middle High German bort, from Old High German bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
Bord (Luxembourgish): edge, border
Ancestry of “Bord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Bord | shelf; bordure; board |
| 2 | Middle High German | bort | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bort | edge, rim, rand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bord | board, plank |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |