Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/berkō

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

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos. Cognate with Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá, a species of birch), Proto-Slavic *berza (birch).

Noun edit

*berkō f

  1. birch

Inflection edit

ō-stemDeclension of *berkō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *berkō *berkôz
vocative *berkō *berkôz
accusative *berkǭ *berkōz
genitive *berkōz *berkǫ̂
dative *berkōi *berkōmaz
instrumental *berkō *berkōmiz

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit