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Where does “gebären” come from?

gebären (German) comes from Middle High German gebern, from Old High German giberan, from Proto-West Germanic gaberan, 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,...

gebären (German): to give birth; referring to labour, or to labour...

Definitions

  1. to give birth; referring to labour, or to labour...

Ancestry of “gebären”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangebern—
2Old High Germangiberanto bring forth; beget; produce
3Proto-West Germanicgaberanto bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;...
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,...

Words derived from “gebären”

  • gebärfreudig
  • Gebärmutterschleimhaut
  • gebärfähig
  • Gebärfreudigkeit
  • Gebärmutter
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