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Where does “neugeboren” come from?

neugeboren (German) comes from German gebȫren, from Middle High German geboren, from Old High German giboran, from Proto-Germanic buranaz, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

neugeboren (German): newborn

Definitions

  1. newborn

Ancestry of “neugeboren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangebȫren—
2Middle High Germangeboren—
3Old High Germangiboran—
4Proto-Germanicburanazpast participle of *beraną; born; carried, beared
5Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “neugeboren”

  • Neugeborenes
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