Where does “secondborn” come from?

secondborn (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.

secondborn (English): Born as the second child to parent or family;...

Definitions

  1. Born as the second child to parent or family;...

Ancestry of “secondborn”, step by step

secondborn 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 second

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsecondNumber-two; following after the first one with...
2Middle Frenchseconder
3Latinsecundodative masculine singular of secundus; dative...
4Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-