Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/barō

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-Germanic *barô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Possibly related to Old English beorn (“man, warrior”).

Noun

*barō m

1. servant

   Synonym: *ambaht

2. man, warrior

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*barō
Genitive	*barini, *baran
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*barō	*baran
Accusative	*baran	*baran
Genitive	*barini, *baran	*baranō
Dative	*barini, *baran	*barum
Instrumental	*barini, *baran	*barum

Descendants

• Old High German: baro (“man, freeman”)
• → Latin: barō (“man, etc.”) (see there for further descendants)