Where does “Jungfrauengeburt” come from?
Jungfrauengeburt (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,...
Jungfrauengeburt (German): virgin birth
Definitions
- virgin birth
Ancestry of “Jungfrauengeburt”, step by step
Jungfrauengeburt 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 Jungfrau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jungfrau | virgin; maiden; Virgo |
| 2 | German | juncvrouwe | — |