Where does “burþī” come from?

burþī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

burþī (Proto-West Germanic): burden

Definitions

  1. burden

Ancestry of “burþī”, step by step

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

Words derived from “burþī”

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