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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *burþiz.
Noun
*burþi f
- birth, the act of giving birth
Inflection
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Singular
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*burþi
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| Genitive
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*burdī
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*burþi
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*burþī
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| Accusative
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*burþi
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*burþī
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| Genitive
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*burdī
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*burdijō
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| Dative
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*burdī
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*burdim, *burdijum
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| Instrumental
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*burdī
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*burdim, *burdijum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: beorþ, berþ, byrþ, byrd
- Middle English: birth, byrth, birthe, byrthe; ? beard (“bearing, conduct”), bærde
- Old Frisian: berde, berd, berthe (“birth, fruit”)
- Saterland Frisian: Bäide
- West Frisian: berte
- Old Saxon: *burd
- Old Dutch: *burt
- Middle Dutch: boort, boorte
- Old High German: burt (“shape, being, birth”)