Where does “birtherism” come from?
birtherism (English) comes from English birther, from English birth, from Middle English birthen, from Old English byrþen, from Proto-West Germanic burþini, from Proto-West Germanic burþī, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
birtherism (English): A movement in the United States of America that...
Definitions
- A movement in the United States of America that...
Ancestry of “birtherism”, step by step
birtherism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English birther
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | birther | One who gives birth; A believer in the conspiracy... |
| 2 | English | birth | The process of childbearing; the beginning of... |
| 3 | Middle English | birthen | — |
| 4 | Old English | byrþen | burden |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | burþini | burden |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | burþī | burden |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burþį̄ | burden |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |