Morpheme
Birth
Type
free base
Denotation
bear offspring, beginning, start
Etymology
Middle English birthe, from burde; Old Norse burðr, byrd
Evidence
afterbirth, antibirth, birthchild, birthday, birthed, birther, birthfamily, birthfather, birthfeast, birthgiver, birthhome, birthhouse, birthing, birthland, birthless, birthline, birthmark, birthmate, birthmother, birthnight, birthparent, birthrate, birthroot, births, birthsite, birthstead, birthstool, birthtide, birthtime, birthtongue, birthwise, birthwort, childbirth, freebirth, homebirth, misbirth, multibirth, nonbirth, postbirth, prebirth, rebirth, starbirth, stillbirth
Notes
equivalent to <Bear + -th>, replaced Old English ġebyrd
