Where does “byrd” come from?

byrd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *burþiz, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

byrd (Old English): burden

Definitions

  1. burden

Ancestry of “byrd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*burþiz—
2Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “byrd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →