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

Definitions

  1. edge, border

Ancestry of “Bord”, step by step

Bord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBordshelf; bordure; board
2Middle High Germanbort—
3Old High Germanbortedge, rim, rand
4Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via French bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbordborder, edge, limit; boundary
2Old Frenchbordside of a ship, edge; a border
3Frankishbordplank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bord →