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Where does “bord” come from?

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

bord (Old English): board, plank; table; shield

Definitions

  1. board, plank; table; shield

Ancestry of “bord”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bord”

  • board
  • birth
  • burden
  • aboard
  • keyboard
  • cupboard
  • cardboard
  • starboard
  • rebirth
  • birthplace
  • burdensome
  • birthright
  • blackboard
  • dashboard
  • sideboard
  • burthen
  • clipboard
  • birthing
  • billboard
  • shipboard
  • pasteboard
  • springboard
  • boardwalk
  • boarder
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