Where does “bord” come from?

bord (Middle English) comes from Old English bord, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

bord (Middle English): A board or slab; A piece of wood for writing...

Definitions

  1. A board or slab; A piece of wood for writing...

Ancestry of “bord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
2Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →