An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Gebärde

by Friedrich Kluge

Gebärde, Geberde, feminine, ‘bearing, gesture,’ from Middle High German gebœrde, feminine, ‘conduct, appearance, manner,’ Old High German gibârida, feminine, from Middle High German gebâren, Old High German gibârên, -ôn; corresponding to Anglo-Saxon gebœ̂ran, ‘to conduct oneself,’ gebœ̂re, gebœ̂rn, ‘conduct’; from the root ber in Bahre, gebären.