Where does “deadborn” come from?
deadborn (English) comes from English Born, from English bourne, from Middle English bourne, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- — to bear, carry.
deadborn (English): Stillborn
Definitions
- Stillborn
Ancestry of “deadborn”, step by step
deadborn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Born
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Born | given birth to |
| 2 | English | bourne | A boundary; A goal or destination; A stream or... |
| 3 | Middle English | bourne | A stream or river; a watercourse regardless of size |
| 4 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English dead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dead | No longer living; Devoid of life; Figuratively,... |
| 2 | English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |