'birthplace' originates from Middle English, combining 'birth' and 'place', where 'birth' meant 'the act of being born' and 'place' meant 'a particular position or point in space'.

'birth' and 'place' were combined in Middle English to form 'birthplace', which has remained largely unchanged in modern English.

Initially, it meant 'the place where one is born', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.