Where does “börd” come from?

börd (Swedish) comes 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.

börd (Swedish): a birth (the event), childbirth, delivery

Definitions

  1. a birth (the event), childbirth, delivery

Ancestry of “börd”, step by step

börd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish byrþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbyrþbearing; burden; birth
2Old Norseburðrcarriage, bearing
3Proto-Germanicburþizbearing, carrying; pregnancy; birth
4Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old Swedish borþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishborþ—
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “börd”

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