Where does “Geburtsort” come from?
Geburtsort (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,...
Geburtsort (German): birthplace, place of birth
Definitions
- birthplace, place of birth
Ancestry of “Geburtsort”, step by step
Geburtsort 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 ort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ort | place, location, point, position |
| 2 | Middle High German | ort | point , corner, end point, boundary, border,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ort | sharp point |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oʀd | sharp point, spear-point, spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdaz | sharp point; place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |