Bord.
shelf (board fixed to the wall)
Meaning & usage
shelf (board fixed to the wall)
bordure
embankment, slope, sloped verge by a road
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German bort (inflected bortes), from Old High German bort (“edge, rim”), from Proto-West Germanic *bord. The modern form in -d and the sense “shelf” are due to influence of cognate Middle Low German bort (inflected bordes), from Old Saxon bord. The shifted t remains in related Borte (“border, e.g. on a garment”).
board (of a ship, airplane)
an Bord sein/gehen
von Bord gehen
Where this word comes from
15th century, borrowed from Middle Low German bort, from Old Saxon bord, from Proto-West Germanic *bord. Ultimately the same word as in etymology 2 above.
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