Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaburþiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

Derived from *gaberaną (“to bear (children), give birth to”). Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *burþiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣɑ.ˈbur.θiz/

Noun

*gaburþiz f

1. birth, the act of giving birth

Inflection

The oblique has the voiced Verner alternant.

i-stemDeclension of *gaburþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gaburþiz	*gaburþīz
vocative	*gaburþi	*gaburþīz
accusative	*gaburþį	*gaburþīnz
genitive	*gaburdīz	*gaburdijǫ̂
dative	*gaburdī	*gaburdimaz
instrumental	*gaburdī	*gaburdimiz

Descendants

• Old English: ġebyrd
• Old Saxon: giburd
  • Middle Low German: gebōrt, geburt
    • Low German: Geboort
  • → Saterland Frisian: Gebuurt
• Old Dutch: *geburd
  • Middle Dutch: geborde, gebort, gheborte
    • Dutch: geboorte
      • → West Frisian: geboarte
• Old High German: giburt
  • Yiddish: געבורט (geburt)
  • Middle High German: geburt
    • German: Geburt
    • Luxembourgish: Gebuert
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍃 (gabaurþs)