Where does “birt” come from?

birt (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German wirt, from Old High German wirt, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

birt (Cimbrian): innkeeper

Definitions

  1. innkeeper

Ancestry of “birt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwirt
2Old High Germanwirthost
3Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
4Proto-Germanic(H)uer-
Every word from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-Every word from Proto-Germanic werduzEvery word from Old High German wirt
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