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

Definitions

  1. burden

Ancestry of “byrþen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicburþiniburden
2Proto-West Germanicburþīburden
3Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “byrþen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burþį̄ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burþī →