Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burþį̄

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbur.θĩː/

Noun

*burþį̄ f

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

Derived terms

*burþinjō

Descendants

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: byrði
- Faroese: byrði
- Norwegian: byrde
- Old Swedish: byrþ, byrþe, biurdh, børdh
  - Swedish: börda
- Old Danish: byrþi, byrthæ
  - Danish: byrde
- Westrobothnian: böl, bål
Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹 (baurþei)