Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burþī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burþį̄.

Noun

*burþī f

1. 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