Where does “bìrlinn” come from?
bìrlinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish beirling, from Old Norse byrðingr, from Old Norse byrðr, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
bìrlinn (Scottish Gaelic): galley
Ancestry of “bìrlinn”, step by step
Words derived from “bìrlinn”