Where does “birling” come from?

birling (Manx) comes from Middle Irish beirling, from Old Norse byrðingr, from Old Norse byrðr, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

birling (Manx): yacht; galley, longship

Definitions

  1. yacht; galley, longship

Ancestry of “birling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbeirling
2Old Norsebyrðingr
3Old Norsebyrðr
4Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “birling

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic burþį̄Every word from Old Norse byrðr
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