Etymology

rebirth

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Today it means: Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first. Full definition →

English birth ← Middle English birthe ← Old Norse burðr
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰértis
  8. Proto-Germanic*burþiz
  9. Old Norseburðr
  10. Middle Englishbirthe
  11. Englishbirth
  12. English todayrebirth

From re- + birth.

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