Where does “adber” come from?

adber (Scots) comes from Old Norse atburðr, 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.

adber (Scots): odd or clumsy behaviour

Definitions

  1. odd or clumsy behaviour

Ancestry of “adber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseatburðroccurrence, event; incident, circumstance;...
2Old Norseburðrcarriage, bearing
3Proto-Germanicburþizbearing, carrying; pregnancy; birth
4Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →