Where does “virgin birth” come from?

virgin birth (English) comes from English birth, from Middle English birthen, from Old English byrþen, from Proto-West Germanic burþini, from Proto-West Germanic burþī, from Proto-Germanic burþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

virgin birth (English): A birth after spontaneous, unfertilized...

Definitions

  1. A birth after spontaneous, unfertilized...

Ancestry of “virgin birth”, step by step

virgin birth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English birth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbirthThe process of childbearing; the beginning of...
2Middle Englishbirthen—
3Old Englishbyrþenburden
4Proto-West Germanicburþiniburden
5Proto-West Germanicburþīburden
6Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English virgin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvirginA person who has never had sexual intercourse, or...
2Old FrenchvirgineAlternative form of virgene
3LatinVirginem—
4LatinVirgoVirgo (constellation)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burþį̄ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic burþī →