Where does “Geburtshelfer” come from?

Geburtshelfer (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,...

Geburtshelfer (German): midwife (male), accoucheur, obstetrician

Definitions

  1. midwife (male), accoucheur, obstetrician

Ancestry of “Geburtshelfer”, step by step

Geburtshelfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Geburt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeburtbirth
2Old Saxongiburdbirth; descent
3Proto-Germanicgaburþizbirth, the act of giving birth
4Proto-Germanicgaberanąto bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;...
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Helfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHelferagent noun of helfen
2Middle High Germanhelfære
3Old High Germanhelfāri
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-