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
- 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
| 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 second
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | second | Number-two; following after the first one with... |
| 2 | Middle French | seconder | — |
| 3 | Latin | secundo | dative masculine singular of secundus; dative... |
| 4 | Latin | secundus | second, the ordinal number after prīmus and... |
| 5 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |