English

gainbirth

From gain- + birth.

Formed from gain- + birth

Proto-Germanic *gagin ‘towards, against’

Proto-West Germanic *gagin

English gain-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰértis ‘the act of carrying’

Proto-Germanic *burþiz ‘bearing’

Old Norse burðr ‘carriage’

Middle English birthe

English birth

Today it means

noun Regeneration; rebirth.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gainbirth