Where does “Bord” come from?

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

Bord (Pennsylvania German): board

Definitions

  1. board

Ancestry of “Bord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbortedge, rim, rand
2Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bord →