Where does “llwy ford” come from?

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

llwy ford (Welsh): tablespoon

Definitions

  1. tablespoon

Ancestry of “llwy ford”, step by step

llwy ford traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbordtable; food and drink, hospitality, sustenance;...
2Middle Welshbort—
3Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
4Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Welsh llwy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllwyspoon
2Proto-Brythoniclluɨɣspoon, scoop, ladle, trowel
3Proto-Celtic*leigāspoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →