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Where does “ġebyrd” come from?

ġebyrd (Old English) comes 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, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ġebyrd (Old English): birth, origin

Definitions

  1. birth, origin

Ancestry of “ġebyrd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaburþizbirth, the act of giving birth
2Proto-Germanicgaberanąto bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;...
3Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “ġebyrd”

  • gebyrde
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