Where does “middleborn” come from?

middleborn (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.

middleborn (English): Born as the middle child to a parent or family;...

Definitions

  1. Born as the middle child to a parent or family;...

Ancestry of “middleborn”, step by step

middleborn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Born

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBorngiven birth to
2EnglishbourneA boundary; A goal or destination; A stream or...
3Middle EnglishbourneA stream or river; a watercourse regardless of size
4Old Englishburnastream
5Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
6Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via English middle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiddleA centre, midpoint; The part between the...
2Middle EnglishmyddelThe middle or centre of something
3Old Englishmiddelmiddle
4Proto-West Germanic*midl
5Proto-Germanicmidląmiddle
6Proto-Germanicmidjōmiddle, midst
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-