Where does “biernan” come from?

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

biernan (Old English): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “biernan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “biernan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinnaną →