Born
/bɔːrn/noun
Brought into life; having come into existence by birth.
Did you know?Born comes from the same ancient root as English *bear* and *birth*, all tracing back to a PIE root meaning “to carry” or “to bring forth.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bher-
“to carry, bear, bring”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*beraną
“to carry, bear, give birth to”
Old English
English
boren
“borne, carried; born”
Middle English
English
born
“born, brought into life”
Modern English
English
born
“brought into life; having been given birth”