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Where does “efenbyrde” come from?

efenbyrde (Old English) comes from Old English byrde, from Proto-Germanic burdijaz, from Proto-Germanic burdiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰértis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

efenbyrde (Old English): of equal birth

Definitions

  1. of equal birth

Ancestry of “efenbyrde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyrdeborn, well-born, noble, rich
2Proto-Germanicburdijaz—
3Proto-GermanicburdizAlternative form of *burþiz; birth, act of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰértisthe act of carrying, bearing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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