Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Bernuharduz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom *berô (“bear”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*Bernuharduz m
- a male given name
Inflection
editu-stemDeclension of *Bernuharduz (u-stem) | ||
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singular | ||
nominative | *Bernuharduz | |
vocative | *Bernuhardu | |
accusative | *Bernuhardų | |
genitive | *Bernuhardauz | |
dative | *Bernuhardiwi | |
instrumental | *Bernuhardū |
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *Bernuhardu
- Old English: Beornheard (calqued/adapted from Old French or Old High German)
- Old Dutch: *Bernhard (attested in placenames)
- Old High German: Bernhart
- → Latin: Bernardus
- Old Norse: Bjarnharðr, Bjarnarður (calqued/adapted from Old English)
- Icelandic: Bjarnharður; Bernharður (from German or Danish), Bernarður (perhaps from French, Dutch or Latin)