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Where does “birlingaght” come from?

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

birlingaght (Manx): yachtsmanship

Definitions

  1. yachtsmanship

Ancestry of “birlingaght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxbirlingyacht; galley, longship
2Middle Irishbeirling—
3Old Norsebyrðingr—
4Old Norsebyrðr—
5Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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