Where does “newborn” come from?
Newborn comes from English new and English bear, tracing through Proto-Germanic niwjaz and bʰer-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European népōts and bʰer-, meaning "newly carried."
newborn (English): recently born; born anew, reborn; A recently born...
Definitions
- recently born; born anew, reborn; A recently born...
Ancestry of “newborn”, step by step
newborn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English New
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | New | made, or created |
| 2 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 3 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 4 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 6 | Old French | manual | — |
| 7 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 8 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
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 |