An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Bürde

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Bürde
Friedrich Kluge2506542An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Bürde1891John Francis Davis

Bürde, f., ‘burden, load,’ from the equiv. MidHG. bürde, OHG. burdi, f.; it corresponds to Goth. baurþei, ‘burden, load’; AS. byrþen, f., E. burthen, burden, have an n suffix; allied to OTeut. beran, ‘to carry.’ See Bahre.