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”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbur.θĩː/

Noun

*burþį̄ f

  1. burden

Inflection

Declension 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
    • Old Dutch: *burthi, *burtha
    • Old High German: burdī
  • Old Norse: byrðr
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹 (baurþei)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 64
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