Where does “boort” come from?
boort (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
Ancestry of “boort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bort | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bort | board, plank |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bord | board, plank |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |