Where does “bortta” come from?
bortta (Swedish) comes from Russian борт, 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.
bortta (Swedish): to remove, to take away
Definitions
- to remove, to take away
Ancestry of “bortta”, step by step
bortta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian борт
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | борт | board, side; aircraft, flight; breast |
| 2 | Dutch | boord | border, boundary; shore, bank; collar |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | boorde | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bordo | — |
| 5 | Frankish | bord | plank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |