Where does “byrþen” come from?
byrþen (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic burþini, from Proto-West Germanic burþī, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
byrþen (Old English): burden
Ancestry of “byrþen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | burþini | burden |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | burþī | burden |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | burþį̄ | burden |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “byrþen”