Bord

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(Anglais)

(neuter, strong) shelf (board fixed to the wall)
(neuter, strong) bordure
(Switzerland, neuter, strong) embankment, slope, sloped verge by a road

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/bɔʁt/

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand

Hérité de ancien haut allemand

In summary

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”).