Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barō
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to strike; pierce”). Compare Latin forus (“gangway, plank”), Russian забо́р (zabór, “fencing, paling, fence”). Compare also Ancient Greek φάρος (pháros, “piece of land, furrow, marker, beacon, lighthouse”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*barō f
Inflection edit
| ō-stemDeclension of *barō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *barō | *barôz | |
| vocative | *barō | *barôz | |
| accusative | *barǭ | *barōz | |
| genitive | *barōz | *barǫ̂ | |
| dative | *barōi | *barōmaz | |
| instrumental | *barō | *barōmiz | |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *baru
- Old Frisian: bēr (“threat, attack”) (possibly deverbal from Proto-West Germanic *barjan)
- Old High German: bara (“fenced plot of land, enclosure, district”)
- →? Vulgar Latin: *barra (with sporadic geminate r; unless from Gaulish) (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Old Norse: berlingr (“short bar”, diminutive)