Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burþi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burþiz.

Noun

*burþi f

1. birth, the act of giving birth

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*burþi
Genitive	*burdī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*burþi	*burþī
Accusative	*burþi	*burþī
Genitive	*burdī	*burdijō
Dative	*burdī	*burdim, *burdijum
Instrumental	*burdī	*burdim, *burdijum

Descendants

• Old English: beorþ, berþ, byrþ, byrd
  • Middle English: birth, byrth, birthe, byrthe
    • English: birth
    • Scots: birth
• Old Frisian: berde, berd, berthe (“birth, fruit”)
  • Saterland Frisian: Bäide
  • West Frisian: berte
• Old Saxon: *burd
  • Middle Low German: bord, bōrt
• Old Dutch: *burt
  • Middle Dutch: boort, boorte
    • Dutch: boorte
• Old High German: burt (“shape, being, birth”)
  • Middle High German: burt
    • German: Burt