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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”

  • board
  • burden
  • aboard
  • keyboard
  • cupboard
  • cardboard
  • burdensome
  • blackboard
  • dashboard
  • sideboard
  • burthen
  • clipboard
  • billboard
  • shipboard
  • pasteboard
  • springboard
  • boardwalk
  • boarder
  • boardroom
  • switchboard
  • whiteboard
  • chessboard
  • headboard
  • motherboard
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