Where does “osgfwrdd” come from?

osgfwrdd (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.

osgfwrdd (Welsh): desk

Definitions

  1. desk

Ancestry of “osgfwrdd”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →