Where does “birnen” come from?

birnen (Middle English) comes from Old English birnan, from Proto-West Germanic brinnan, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “birnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishbirnanAlternative form of biernan; to burn
2Proto-West Germanicbrinnanto burn, to be on fire
3Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “birnen”

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