Where does “byrr” come from?

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

byrr (Old Norse): a fair wind

Definitions

  1. a fair wind

Ancestry of “byrr”, step by step

byrr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic buriz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Proto-Brythonic bɨrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicbɨrrshort
2Proto-Celticbirrosshort

Words derived from “byrr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buriz →