Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burdi

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

*burdi f

birth, the act of giving birth

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*burdi
Genitive	*burdī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*burdi	*burdī
Accusative	*burdi	*burdī
Genitive	*burdī	*burdijō
Dative	*burdī	burdim, burdijum
Instrumental	*burdī	burdim, burdijum

Alternative reconstructions

*burþi

Descendants

Old English: beorþ, berþ, byrþ, byrd
- Middle English: birth, byrth, birthe, byrthe
  - English: birth
  - Scots: birth
Old Frisian: berde, berd, berthe (“birth, fruit”)
- Saterland Frisian: Bäide
- West Frisian: berte
Old Saxon: *burd
- Middle Low German: bord, bōrt
Old Dutch: *burt
- Middle Dutch: boort, boorte
  - Dutch: boorte
Old High German: burt (“shape, being, birth”)
- Middle High German: burt
  - German: Burt

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