Where does “bord” come from?

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

bord (Norwegian Nynorsk): a table; wooden board; plank; border

Definitions

  1. a table; wooden board; plank; border

Ancestry of “bord”, step by step

bord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse borð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
2Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Middle Low German borde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbordeborder; edge
2Proto-Germanicburdôrim, edging

Words derived from “bord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Old Norse borð →