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Because the words come from Dutch nautical terms. “Starboard” is really “Steer-board”, an external keel on one side of a boat. Therefore Port is the only side o
by OnlyMortal 3y ago
Because the words come from Dutch nautical terms. “Starboard” is really “Steer-board”, an external keel on one side of a boat. Therefore Port is the only side of the boat that can dock to the port.
- anamexis 3y agoOld English, actually, as the very succinct OP explains
- okdood64 3y agoYes, this is exactly what the fine article says. It's not very long.
- perbu 3y agoThe old Norse term "stjόrnborði" likely predates the dutch and old English terms, fwiw. Stjόrn means stern, so the back of the boat. I'm guess borði refers to the rudder itself, meaning plank. From what I gather the OP story is bunk. It's easy to verify.