Where does “hysbysfwrdd” come from?

hysbysfwrdd (Welsh) comes from Welsh bwrdd, 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.

hysbysfwrdd (Welsh): notice board

Definitions

  1. notice board

Ancestry of “hysbysfwrdd”, step by step

hysbysfwrdd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh bwrdd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbwrddboard, table; table; board; table
2Middle Welshbwrt
3Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
4Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Welsh hysbysu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshhysbysuto make known, to announce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-