Where does “wolberendlic” come from?

wolberendlic (Old English) comes from Old English wōlberende, 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.

wolberendlic (Old English): pestilential

Definitions

  1. pestilential

Ancestry of “wolberendlic”, step by step

wolberendlic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wōlberende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwōlberendepestilential, pestiferous
2Old Englishberendebearing; fruitful
3Proto-Germanicberandz—
4Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old English līċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlīċbody
2Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
3Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →