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 werduz →Every word from Old High German wirt →