Where does “birthwise” come from?

birthwise (English) comes 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.

birthwise (English): In terms of birth or births

Definitions

  1. In terms of birth or births

Ancestry of “birthwise”, step by step

birthwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English birth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirthThe process of childbearing; the beginning of...
2Middle Englishbirthen—
3Old Englishbyrþenburden
4Proto-West Germanicburþiniburden
5Proto-West Germanicburþīburden
6Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burþį̄ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burþī →