Where does “bordtennis” come from?

bordtennis (Swedish) comes from Swedish börd, from Old Swedish byrþ, from Old Norse burðr, from Proto-Germanic burþiz, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bordtennis (Swedish): table tennis

Definitions

  1. table tennis

Ancestry of “bordtennis”, step by step

bordtennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish börd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbörda birth (the event), childbirth, delivery
2Old Swedishbyrþbearing; burden; birth
3Old Norseburðrcarriage, bearing
4Proto-Germanicburþizbearing, carrying; pregnancy; birth
5Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Swedish tennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtennistennis

Words derived from “bordtennis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →