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Where does “Bürde” come from?

Bürde (German) comes from Middle High German bürde, from Old High German burdī, from Proto-West Germanic burþī, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Bürde (German): burden

Definitions

  1. burden

Ancestry of “Bürde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbürde—
2Old High Germanburdī—
3Proto-West Germanicburþīburden
4Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “Bürde”

  • aufbürden
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