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Where does “Geburt” come from?

Geburt (German) comes from Old Saxon giburd, from Proto-Germanic gaburþiz, from Proto-Germanic gaberaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Geburt (German): birth

Definitions

  1. birth

Ancestry of “Geburt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongiburdbirth; descent
2Proto-Germanicgaburþizbirth, the act of giving birth
3Proto-Germanicgaberanąto bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;...
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Geburt”

  • Geburtshelferin
  • Geburtstagsgeschenk
  • Geburtstag
  • Geburtsrecht
  • Geburtstagsfeier
  • Totgeburt
  • Missgeburt
  • Geburtenkontrolle
  • Geburtsname
  • Geburtsort
  • Wiedergeburt
  • gebürtig
  • Frühgeburt
  • Geburtshilfe
  • Geburtsdatum
  • Geburtsurkunde
  • gebursdag
  • gebursdag
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