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Where does “börfast” come from?

börfast (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse byrr, from Proto-Germanic buriz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

börfast (Westrobothnian): lying still for headwind or lull; perplexed; in a...

Definitions

  1. lying still for headwind or lull; perplexed; in a...

Ancestry of “börfast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebyrra fair wind
2Proto-Germanicburizmale offspring; son; elevation; hill; favourable...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →