Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burþini

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 *burþī +‎ *-ini.

Noun

*burþini f

burden

Inflection

ī/jō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*burþini
Genitive	*burþunnjā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*burþini	*burþunnjō
Accusative	*burþunnjā	*burþunnjā
Genitive	*burþunnjā	*burþunnjō
Dative	*burþunnjē	burþunnjōm, burþunnjum
Instrumental	*burþunnju	burþunnjōm, burþunnjum

Descendants

Old English: byrþen, byrden
- Middle English: bürthene, bürdene
  - Scots: burthine
  - English: burthen, burden
Old Saxon: burthinnia
- Middle Low German: borden
Old High German: burthīn, burdīn
- Middle High German: bürden

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