Where does “nedbør” come from?
nedbør (Danish) comes from Swedish nederbörd, from Swedish börd, from Old Swedish byrþ, from Old Norse burðr, from Proto-Germanic burþiz, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
nedbør (Danish): precipitation
Definitions
- precipitation
Ancestry of “nedbør”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nederbörd | precipitation |
| 2 | Swedish | börd | a birth (the event), childbirth, delivery |
| 3 | Old Swedish | byrþ | bearing; burden; birth |
| 4 | Old Norse | burðr | carriage, bearing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | burþiz | bearing, carrying; pregnancy; birth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |