Where does “bernfowt” come from?
bernfowt (Cornish) comes from Cornish bern, from English Burn, from Middle English brennen, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
bernfowt (Cornish): indifference
Definitions
- indifference
Ancestry of “bernfowt”, step by step
bernfowt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish bern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | bern | concern, interest |
| 2 | English | Burn | OS grid ref SE5928 |
| 3 | Middle English | brennen | to burn |
| 4 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Cornish fowt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | fowt | deficiency, fault, lack, want |
| 2 | Middle English | faute | fault |
| 3 | Old French | faute | fault; error; mistake |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | fallita | shortcoming |
| 5 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 6 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |