Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/būraz

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

Etymology

From or related to *būaną (“to dwell”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.rɑz/

Noun

*būraz m

dweller, inhabitant

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *būraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*būraz	būrōz, būrōs
vocative	*būr	būrōz, būrōs
accusative	*būrą	*būranz
genitive	būras, būris	*būrǫ̂
dative	*būrai	*būramaz
instrumental	*būrō	*būramiz

Derived terms

*gabūr

Related terms

*būrą

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *būr
- Old English: būr
  - Middle English: boueer, booer
    - English: bower
    - Scots: bour
  - ⇒ Old English: gebūr
    - → English: gebur
- Old Frisian: būr
  - ⇒ Old Frisian: *gebūr
    - West Frisian: gebuur
- Old Saxon: *būr
  - Middle Low German: bûr
    - Low German: Buer
    - ⇒ Polabian: bör
  - ⇒ Old Saxon: gibūr
- Old Dutch: *būr
  - Middle Dutch: buur
    - Dutch: buur
      - Afrikaans: buur
      - Jersey Dutch: buer
  - Middle Dutch: bure (eastern dialects)
    - Dutch: boer, bouwer
      - Afrikaans: boer
        → English: Boer
      - Jersey Dutch: bûr
      - → English: boor
      - → Sranan Tongo: buru
        → Caribbean Javanese: bulman, bulmang, buru
        → Dutch: boeroe
  - ⇒ Old Dutch: gibūr
    - Middle Dutch: gebuur
      - Dutch: gebuur
      - West Flemish: gebeur
- Old High German: būr
  - ⇒ Middle High German: būre (“neighbor, farmer, peasant”)
    - German: Bauer (“farmer”)
      - → English: bauer; bower
      - → Polish: bauer
      - → Serbo-Croatian: pȁor, па̏ор
    - Luxembourgish: Bauer
    - Mòcheno: pauer
    - Pennsylvania German: Bauer
    - Yiddish: פּויער (poyer)

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