Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “borð” come from?

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

borð (Old Norse): edge, side of a vessel

Definitions

  1. edge, side of a vessel

Ancestry of “borð”, step by step

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

Words derived from “borð”

  • smorgasbord
  • paapuuri
  • tyyrpuuri
  • bakbord
  • utdragsbord
  • bordsalt
  • biljardbord
  • bordsbön
  • borda
  • bordtennis
  • styrbord
  • babord
  • tangentbord
  • smörgåsbord
  • bord
  • bordlägga
  • bordsduk
  • inbördes
  • inbördeskrig
  • bordplate
  • middagsbord
  • spisebord
  • bordsalt
  • kjøkkenbord
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