An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Bürde

by Friedrich Kluge

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.