Where does “Gebärfreudigkeit” come from?
Gebärfreudigkeit (German) comes from German gebärfreudig, from German gebären, from Middle High German gebern, from Old High German giberan, from Proto-West Germanic gaberan, from Proto-Germanic gaberaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Gebärfreudigkeit (German): The characteristic of giving birth to many...
Definitions
- The characteristic of giving birth to many...
Ancestry of “Gebärfreudigkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gebärfreudig | giving birth to many children |
| 2 | German | gebären | to give birth; referring to labour, or to labour... |
| 3 | Middle High German | gebern | — |
| 4 | Old High German | giberan | to bring forth; beget; produce |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gaberan | to bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gaberaną | to bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |