Where does “byrþ” come from?

byrþ (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse burðr, from Proto-Germanic burþiz, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

byrþ (Old Swedish): bearing; burden; birth

Definitions

  1. bearing; burden; birth

Ancestry of “byrþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseburðrcarriage, bearing
2Proto-Germanicburþizbearing, carrying; pregnancy; birth
3Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “byrþ”

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