Where does “byrden” come from?

byrden (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.

Ancestry of “byrden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “byrden”

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