Where does “búr” come from?

búr (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse búr, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

búr (Icelandic): larder; storage room; cage

Definitions

  1. larder; storage room; cage

Ancestry of “búr”, step by step

búr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse búr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebúr—
2Proto-Germanicbūrazroom, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Old Norse burr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseburrson; poet
2Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “búr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būraz →Every word from Old Norse búr →