Where does “birler” come from?

birler (English) comes from English birle, from Middle English birlen, from Old English byrelian, from Proto-Germanic burilijaz, from Proto-Germanic burjô, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

birler (English): The master of the revels at a Cumberland feast,...

Definitions

  1. The master of the revels at a Cumberland feast,...

Ancestry of “birler”, step by step

birler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English birle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirleTo pour a drink; To drink deeply or excessively;...
2Middle Englishbirlento strike
3Old Englishbyrelianto give or serve a drink to
4Proto-Germanicburilijazcarrier, manservant
5Proto-Germanicburjôdescendant, son; sprout, descendant, offshoot
6Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Germanic beraną