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Where does “bort” come from?

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

bort (Old Dutch): board, plank

Definitions

  1. board, plank

Ancestry of “bort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
2Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bort”

  • bord
  • schrijfberd
  • dambord
  • naambord
  • aanwijzingsbord
  • bordspel
  • toetsenbord
  • scorebord
  • schoolbord
  • stopbord
  • schrijfbord
  • verkeersbord
  • bort
  • boort
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