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.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *burdiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *burþį̄ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Burden. |
| *bʰŕ̥tis | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *bʰébʰrus | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Beaver. |
| *gaburjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To be due; beseem. To occur; happen. To rise; emerge. |
| *gaburjōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To befit, be favorable for. |
| byrde | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Born, well-born, noble, rich. |
| *burþiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Bearing, carrying. Birth. Pregnancy. |
| *byrðr | Old Norse (non) | |
| ġebyrian | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| byrd | Old Norse (non) | |
| byrd | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| burde | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| birthe | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| birth | English (en) | 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 [...] |