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Where does “Geburtsname” come from?

Geburtsname (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,...

Geburtsname (German): name at birth, maiden name

Definitions

  1. name at birth, maiden name

Ancestry of “Geburtsname”, step by step

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—
9Germankitt—
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,...
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