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English word birth comes from Proto-Germanic *burdiz, Proto-Germanic *burþį̄ (Burden.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰŕ̥tis, Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (Beaver.), Proto-Germanic *gaburjaną (To be due; beseem. To occur; happen. To rise; emerge.), Proto-Germanic *gaburjōną (To befit, be favorable for.), Old English (ca. 450-1100) byrde (Born, well-born, noble, rich.)

*burdiz (Proto-Germanic)

*burþį̄ (Proto-Germanic)

Burden.

*bʰŕ̥tis (Proto-Indo-European)

*bʰébʰrus (Proto-Indo-European)

Beaver.

*gaburjaną (Proto-Germanic)

To be due; beseem. To occur; happen. To rise; emerge.

*gaburjōną (Proto-Germanic)

To befit, be favorable for.

byrde (Old English)

Born, well-born, noble, rich.

*burþiz (Proto-Germanic)

Bearing, carrying. Birth. Pregnancy.

*byrðr (Old Norse)

ġebyrian (Old English)

byrd (Old Norse)

byrd (Old English)

burde (Middle English)

birthe (Middle English)

birth (English)

A familial relationship established by childbirth. (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.. (countable) An instance of childbirth.. (uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.. (uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.. That which is born. (dated, or, regional) To bear or give birth to (a child).. (figuratively) To [...]

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