Where does “samanburður” come from?

samanburður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic 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.

samanburður (Icelandic): comparison

Definitions

  1. comparison

Ancestry of “samanburður”, step by step

samanburður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic burður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicburðurbirth; load, burden; carrying
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 Icelandic saman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsamantogether
2Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
3Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →