Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bordō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burdô.

Noun

*bordō m

1. border, edge, trim

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bordō
Genitive	*burdini, *bordan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bordō	*bordan
Accusative	*bordan	*bordan
Genitive	*burdini, *bordan	*bordanō
Dative	*burdini, *bordan	*bordum
Instrumental	*burdini, *bordan	*bordum

Related terms

• *bord
• *bordā

Descendants

• Old English: borda
  • Middle English: borde
    • Scots: burde, buird
• Old Frisian: *borda
  • Saterland Frisian: Boude f
  • West Frisian: buorde
• Old Saxon: *bordo
  • Middle Low German: borde, bōrde
    • German Low German: Boorde
• Old Dutch: *bordo
  • Middle Dutch: borde, boerde f
    • Dutch: boord
• Old High German: borto
  • Middle High German: borte m or f
    • German: Borte
• Old French: borde, bourde f
  • Middle French: borde
    • French: borde