Where does “bòrd” come from?

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

bòrd (Scottish Gaelic): table furniture

Definitions

  1. table furniture

Ancestry of “bòrd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbordedge, side, border, brink; board, table; seat,...
2Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
3Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-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 →