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Where does “bwrdd” come from?

bwrdd (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh bwrt, from Old English bord, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

bwrdd (Welsh): board, table; table; board; table

Definitions

  1. board, table; table; board; table

Ancestry of “bwrdd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshbwrt—
2Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
3Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bwrdd”

  • tawlfwrdd
  • byrddau
  • bysellfwrdd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →