Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burþī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burþį̄.

Noun

*burþī f

burden

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*burþī
Genitive	*burþīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*burþī	—
Accusative	*burþīn	—
Genitive	*burþīn	—
Dative	*burþīn	—
Instrumental	*burþīn	—

Derived terms

*burþini

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