Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barniskaz

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 *barną (“child”) +‎ *-iskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑr.nis.kɑz/

Adjective

*barniskaz

1. childish

Inflection

Declension of *barniskaz (a-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*barniskaz	*barniskai	*barniskō	*barniskôz	*barniską, *-at(ō)	*barniskō
accusative	*barniskanǭ	*barniskanz	*barniskǭ	*barniskōz	*barniską, *-at(ō)	*barniskō
genitive	*barniskas, *barniskis	*barniskaizǫ̂	*barniskaizōz	*barniskaizǫ̂	*barniskas, *barniskis	*barniskaizǫ̂
dative	*barniskammai	*barniskaimaz	*barniskaizōi	*barniskaimaz	*barniskammai	*barniskaimaz
instrumental	*barniskanō	*barniskaimiz	*barniskaizō	*barniskaimiz	*barniskanō	*barniskaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*barniskô	*barniskaniz	*barniskǭ	*barniskōniz	*barniskô	*barniskōnō
accusative	*barniskanų	*barniskanunz	*barniskōnų	*barniskōnunz	*barniskô	*barniskōnō
genitive	*barniskiniz	*barniskanǫ̂	*barniskōniz	*barniskōnǫ̂	*barniskiniz	*barniskanǫ̂
dative	*barniskini	*barniskammaz	*barniskōni	*barniskōmaz	*barniskini	*barniskammaz
instrumental	*barniskinē	*barniskammiz	*barniskōnē	*barniskōmiz	*barniskinē	*barniskammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *barnisk
  • Old English: *bearnisċ
    • Middle English: *barnisch, *bernisch (possibly a merger with Old Norse bernskr)
      • English: bairnish, barnish (dialectal) (possibly a new formation)
      • Scots: bairnish (possibly a new formation)
  • Old Frisian: *bernisk
    • Saterland Frisian: bäidensk
• Old Norse: bernskr
  • Icelandic: bernskur
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks)