Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰer-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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-Indo-European

Root

*bʰer- (imperfective)

1. to bear, carry

Derived terms

► Terms derived from the PIE root *bʰer-

• *bʰér-e-ti (thematic root present)
• *bʰér-ti-s (“the act of carrying, bearing”)
• *bʰor-éye-ti (causative-iterative)
• *bʰr̥-yé-ti (yé-present)
  • Germanic: *burjaną (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰṓr (“thief”)
• *bʰor-id-eh₂
  • Italic: *for(i)dā
    • Latin: forda (“cow in calf”)
• *bʰor-éh₂
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: φορᾱ́ (phorā́)
• *bʰēr-eh₂
  • Germanic: *bērō
• *bʰer-h₁dyeh₂
  • Slavic: *berďa (“pregnant”)
• *bʰér-mn̥ ~ *bʰr̥-mén-s
  • Hellenic: *pʰérmə
    • Ancient Greek: φέρμᾰ (phérma)
  • Indo-Iranian: *bʰárma
    • Indo-Aryan: *bʰárma
      • Sanskrit: भर्मन् (bhárman)
• *bʰer-H-men
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Slavic: *bèrmę (“load, burden”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Indo-Iranian: *bʰárHmā
    • Indo-Aryan: *bʰárHmā
      • Sanskrit: भरीमन् (bhárīman)
• *bʰer-no-s
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Latgalian: bārns (“child”)
    • Latvian: bērns (“child”)
    • Lituanian: bernas (“young, unmarried man; child; boy; servant”)
    • Sudovian: barnaj (“children”)
• *bʰor-no-m
  • Germanic: *barną (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰr̥-tew-no-
  • Italic: *fortūnā
    • Latin: fortūna
• Unsorted formations:
  • Indo-Aryan
    • Sanskrit: भार (bhārá)
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: բեռն (beṙn), -աւոր (-awor)
  • Germanic: *barmaz
  • Germanic: *bringaną (probably)
  • Germanic: *burþį̄
    • Germanic: *burþinjō
  • Phrygian: αββερετ (abberet)

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