Where does “barnsburður” come from?

barnsburður (Faroese) comes from Faroese burður, 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.

barnsburður (Faroese): childbirth, parturition

Definitions

  1. childbirth, parturition

Ancestry of “barnsburður”, step by step

barnsburður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese burður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseburðurcarrying, burden, load
2Old Norseburðrcarriage, bearing
3Proto-Germanicburþizbearing, carrying; pregnancy; birth
4Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Faroese barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebarnchild
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Indo-European*bʰer-—

Words derived from “barnsburður”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →