Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaburþi

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 *gaburþiz. Equivalent to *ga- +‎ *burþi.

Noun

*gaburþi f

1. birth, the act of giving birth

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*gaburþi
Genitive	*gaburdī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*gaburþi	*gaburþī
Accusative	*gaburþi	*gaburþī
Genitive	*gaburdī	*gaburdijō
Dative	*gaburdī	*gaburdim, *gaburdijum
Instrumental	*gaburdī	*gaburdim, *gaburdijum

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
      • Afrikaans: geboorte
      • Negerhollands: geboort, geboorte
      • → West Frisian: geboarte
• Old High German: giburt
  • Middle High German: geburt
    • Cimbrian: gabüart
    • German: Geburt
    • Luxembourgish: Gebuert
    • Yiddish: געבורט (geburt)