Where does “Geburtenkontrolle” come from?
Geburtenkontrolle (German) comes from German Geburt, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Geburtenkontrolle (German): birth control
Definitions
- birth control
Ancestry of “Geburtenkontrolle”, step by step
Geburtenkontrolle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Geburt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geburt | birth |
| 2 | Old Saxon | giburd | birth; descent |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaburþiz | birth, the act of giving birth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaberaną | to bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Kontrolle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kontrolle | inspection; control |
| 2 | French | contrôle | control; test; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Old French | contrerole | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | contrarotulum | a counter-roll or register used to verify... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |