Where does “борт” come from?

борт (Russian) comes from Dutch boord, from Middle Dutch boorde, from Old Dutch bordo, from Frankish bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

борт (Russian): board, side; aircraft, flight; breast

Definitions

  1. board, side; aircraft, flight; breast

Ancestry of “борт”, step by step

борт traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboordborder, boundary; shore, bank; collar
2Middle Dutchboorde
3Old Dutchbordo
4Frankishbordplank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,...
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via German Bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBordshelf; bordure; board
2Middle High Germanbort
3Old High Germanbortedge, rim, rand
4Proto-Germanicburzdą

Words derived from “борт

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Germanic burdąEvery word from Frankish bord