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

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɣɑ.ˈbur.θiz/

Noun

*gaburþiz f

birth, the act of giving birth

Inflection

The oblique has the voiced Verner alternant.

Declension 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

Proto-West Germanic: *gaburþi
- 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)
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍃 (gabaurþs)