Where does “bordtennis” come from?

bordtennis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bord, from Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

bordtennis (Norwegian Bokmål): table tennis

Definitions

  1. table tennis

Ancestry of “bordtennis”, step by step

bordtennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbordtable; wooden board; plank; border
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Norwegian Bokmål tennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltennistennis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Old Norse borð →