Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/berhtaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Pre-Germanic *bʰer(H)ǵtos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to shine”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *berxtos.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*berhtaz
Inflection
editDeclension of *berhtaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *berhtaz | *berhtai | *berhtō | *berhtôz | *berhtą, -atō | *berhtō |
Accusative | *berhtanǭ | *berhtanz | *berhtǭ | *berhtōz | *berhtą, -atō | *berhtō |
Genitive | *berhtas, -is | *berhtaizǫ̂ | *berhtaizōz | *berhtaizǫ̂ | *berhtas, -is | *berhtaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *berhtammai | *berhtaimaz | *berhtaizōi | *berhtaimaz | *berhtammai | *berhtaimaz |
Instrumental | *berhtanō | *berhtaimiz | *berhtaizō | *berhtaimiz | *berhtanō | *berhtaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *berhtô | *berhtaniz | *berhtǭ | *berhtōniz | *berhtô | *berhtōnō |
Accusative | *berhtanų | *berhtanunz | *berhtōnų | *berhtōnunz | *berhtô | *berhtōnō |
Genitive | *berhtiniz | *berhtanǫ̂ | *berhtōniz | *berhtōnǫ̂ | *berhtiniz | *berhtanǫ̂ |
Dative | *berhtini | *berhtammaz | *berhtōni | *berhtōmaz | *berhtini | *berhtammaz |
Instrumental | *berhtinē | *berhtammiz | *berhtōnē | *berhtōmiz | *berhtinē | *berhtammiz |
Derived terms
edit- *Harjaberhtaz
- Lombardic: Aripert
- *Berhtaharjaz
- Lombardic: Perctarit
- *birhtį̄
- *birhtijaną
- *berhtalīkaz
- *Hrōþiberhtaz
- *Þeudōberhtaz
- *Raginaberhtaz
- Lombardic: Raginpert
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *berht
- Old Norse: bjartr
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts)