Where does “tilburður” come from?

tilburður (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.

tilburður (Faroese): event, incident

Definitions

  1. event, incident

Ancestry of “tilburður”, step by step

tilburður 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 til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetilto, towards; until
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →