Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burþį̄

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bear”). Direct cognate with Sanskrit भृति (bhṛti, “bearing; support”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbur.θĩː/

Noun

*burþį̄ f

1. burden

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *burþį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*burþį̄	*burþīniz
vocative	*burþį̄	*burþīniz
accusative	*burþīnų	*burþīnunz
genitive	*burþīniz	*burþīnǫ̂
dative	*burþīni	*burþīmaz
instrumental	*burþīnē	*burþīmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *burþī
  • Old English: byrd
  • Old Frisian: berthe, berde
  • Old Saxon: burthi
    • Middle Low German: borde, bōrde, börde
      • Low German: Böörd
  • Old Dutch: *burthi, *burtha
    • Middle Dutch: borde
      • Dutch: borde
  • Old High German: burdī
    • Middle High German: burde, bürde
      • Alemannic German: Burdi
      • German: Bürde
• Old Norse: byrðr
  • Icelandic: byrður, byrði
  • Faroese: byrði
  • Norwegian: byrde
  • Old Swedish: byrþ, byrþe, biurdh, børdh, ᛒᛦᚱᚦ
    • Swedish: börda
  • Old Danish: byrþi, byrthæ
    • Danish: byrde
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹 (baurþei)