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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbort—
2Old Dutchbortboard, plank
3Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →