Where does “sönnunarbyrði” come from?

sönnunarbyrði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic byrði, from Old Norse byrðr, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

sönnunarbyrði (Icelandic): the burden of proof, the onus probandi

Definitions

  1. the burden of proof, the onus probandi

Ancestry of “sönnunarbyrði”, step by step

sönnunarbyrði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic byrði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbyrðiburden, load; board; side, surface
2Old Norsebyrðr—
3Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Icelandic sönnun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsönnunproof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burþį̄ →Every word from Old Norse byrðr →