Where does “bördsadel” come from?
bördsadel (Swedish) comes from Swedish börd, from Old Swedish byrþ, 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.
bördsadel (Swedish): hereditary nobility, hereditary aristocracy
Definitions
- hereditary nobility, hereditary aristocracy
Ancestry of “bördsadel”, step by step
bördsadel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish börd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | börd | a birth (the event), childbirth, delivery |
| 2 | Old Swedish | byrþ | bearing; burden; birth |
| 3 | Old Norse | burðr | carriage, bearing |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | burþiz | bearing, carrying; pregnancy; birth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Swedish ädel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ädel | noble; honourable |
| 2 | Middle Low German | adel | nobility |
| 3 | Old Saxon | athal | noble |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |