Where does “wōlberende” come from?

wōlberende (Old English) comes from Old English berende, from Proto-Germanic berandz, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

wōlberende (Old English): pestilential, pestiferous

Definitions

  1. pestilential, pestiferous

Ancestry of “wōlberende”, step by step

wōlberende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English berende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishberendebearing; fruitful
2Proto-Germanicberandz—
3Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Proto-West Germanic wōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwōldisaster, ruin
2Proto-Germanicwōlaz—
3Proto-Germanicwōlizdisastrous, ruined
4Proto-Germanicwal(j)anąto divistate, ruin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₃-to hit, to strike

Words derived from “wōlberende”

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