Where does “scirbasu” come from?

scirbasu (Old English) comes from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

scirbasu (Old English): bright purple

Definitions

  1. bright purple

Ancestry of “scirbasu”, step by step

scirbasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċīr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċīrbright; shire; county
2Old Englishburnastream
3Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
4Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Old English basu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbasupurple; scarlet; crimson
2Proto-West Germanicbasupurple, scarlet, crimson
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥