Birthweight derives from Middle English wight and Old English byrþen, which trace through Old French bourde to Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- and bʰer-, both meaning to carry or bear.
birthweight (English): The amount that a baby weighs at the time of...
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The amount that a baby weighs at the time of...
Ancestry of “birthweight”, step by step
birthweight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.