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Where does “borde” come from?

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

borde (Middle English): Alternative form of bord; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bord; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “borde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbordA board or slab; A piece of wood for writing...
2Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
3Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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