Where does “gebärfreudig” come from?
gebärfreudig (German) comes from German gebären, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gebärfreudig (German): giving birth to many children
Definitions
- giving birth to many children
Ancestry of “gebärfreudig”, step by step
gebärfreudig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gebären
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gebären | to give birth; referring to labour, or to labour... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gebern | — |
| 3 | Old High German | giberan | to bring forth; beget; produce |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaberan | to bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gaberaną | to bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German freudig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | freudig | joyful, cheerful; joyfully, cheerfully |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |