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

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)

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