Where does “burde” come from?

burde (Middle English) comes 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.

burde (Middle English): Alternative form of bord; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bord; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “burde”, step by step

burde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse burðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseburðrcarriage, bearing
2Proto-Germanicburþizbearing, carrying; pregnancy; birth
3Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old English byrde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyrdeborn, well-born, noble, rich
2Proto-Germanicburdijaz—
3Proto-GermanicburdizAlternative form of *burþiz; birth, act of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Old English bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbordboard, plank; table; shield
2Proto-West Germanicbordboard, plank
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “burde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →