The moment of coming into being — in this house, the day a repo, a realm, or a water first breathes.
Middle English birth, from Old Norse byrdr, alongside native Old English gebyrd; both descend from Proto-Germanic *gaburdiz, from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to carry or bear — the same root that gives 'bear' and 'born.'
The moment a thing begins to exist and is first counted — in this record, the day a repo is opened, a realm is named, or a body first draws breath.