Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bars

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 *barsaz.

Noun

*bars m

1. perch (fish)

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bars
Genitive	*barsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bars	*barsō, *barsōs
Accusative	*bars	*barsā
Genitive	*barsas	*barsō
Dative	*barsē	*barsum
Instrumental	*barsu	*barsum

Descendants

• Old English: bærs
  • Middle English: bars, bas
    • English: barse, bass
• Old Frisian:
  • Saterland Frisian: Boas
• Old Saxon: bars
  • → Polabian: borš
• Old Dutch: *bars
  • Middle Dutch: bars, bāers
    • Dutch: baars
• Old High German: bars
  • Middle High German: bars
    • German: Barsch