Etymology

reborn

R1E1B3O1R1N1

Today it means: Revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually. Full definition →

English born ← Middle English born, boren, borne, iborne ← Old English boren, ġeboren
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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-Germanic*buranaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*boran
  9. Old Englishboren, ġeboren
  10. Middle Englishborn, boren, borne, iborne
  11. Englishborn
  12. English todayreborn

From re- + born.

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