myEtymology.com: English etymology of afterbirth

Etymology of the English word afterbirth

the English word afterbirth

derived from the English word birth

derived from the Old Norse word byrth

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bher-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gaburthis

derived from the English word after

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *apo-

Word found in Modern English