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
Ancestry of “burde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | burði | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | byrja | to begin |
| 3 | Old Norse | byrr | a fair wind |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | buriz | male offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |