Where does “gebürn” come from?
gebürn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German giburien, from Proto-Germanic *gaburjan, from Proto-Germanic gaburjaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “gebürn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | giburien | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *gaburjan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaburjaną | to be due; beseem; to rise; emerge; to occur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |