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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
  • Old Frisian: berde, berd, berthe (birth, fruit)
    • Saterland Frisian: Bäide
    • West Frisian: berte
  • Old Saxon: *burd
  • Old Dutch: *burt
    • Middle Dutch: boort, boorte
      • Dutch: boorte
  • Old High German: burt (shape, being, birth)
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