Where does “burt” come from?

burt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *burþi, from Proto-Germanic *burþiz, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

burt (Old Dutch): birth

Definitions

  1. birth

Ancestry of “burt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*burþi—
2Proto-Germanic*burþiz—
3Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →