Where does “burde” come from?

burde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse burði, from Old Norse byrja, from Old Norse byrr, from Proto-Germanic buriz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

burde (Norwegian Bokmål): should, ought to

Definitions

  1. should, ought to

Ancestry of “burde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseburði—
2Old Norsebyrjato begin
3Old Norsebyrra fair wind
4Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buriz →Every word from Old Norse byrr →