Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “bwrt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bwrt”, 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 “bwrt”

  • bwrdd
  • tawlfwrdd
  • byrddau
  • bysellfwrdd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →