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Where does “byrðr” come from?

byrðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “byrðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “byrðr”

  • börda
  • motbør
  • bør
  • byrde
  • bevisbyrde
  • byrði
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