Where does “hildebord” come from?

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

hildebord (Old English): war-shield

Definitions

  1. war-shield

Ancestry of “hildebord”, step by step

hildebord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
2Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Old English hild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhildbattle, war
2Proto-West Germanichildibattle, fight
3Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bord →
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