Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bēriz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *beraną (to bear).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*bēriz

  1. bearable, fruitful, viable
  2. pertaining to bearing, carrying

Inflection edit


Descendants edit

Often found in compounds or as a suffix.

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN