Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/barī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *baraz.

Noun

*barī m

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) barley

   Synonym: *gerstu

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*barī
Genitive	*barijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*barī	*barijō, *barijōs
Accusative	*barī	*barijā
Genitive	*barijas	*barijō
Dative	*barijē	*barijum
Instrumental	*bariju	*barijum

Descendants

• Old English: bere
  • Middle English: bere
    • English: bere
    • Scots: bere, beir
  • ⇒ Old English: bærlīċ
    • Middle English: barly, barlie, barlich, barlych, barlyche, barleche, barlick, barlykke, bareliche, berley
      • English: barley
      • Scots: barlie
      • Yola: baarich, barich, barach, barish, barlich