Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biril

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 *beran (“to carry, bear”) +‎ *il. Parallel construction with Old Norse berill (“vessel, barrel”).

Noun

*biril m

1. trunk, body
2. (of a horse) barrel

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*biril
Genitive	*birilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*biril	*birilō, *birilōs
Accusative	*biril	*birilā
Genitive	*birilas	*birilō
Dative	*birilē	*birilum
Instrumental	*birilu	*birilum

Descendants

• Old English: *birl, *byrl
  • ⇒ Old English: birla, byrla
• Old Saxon: biril, birul
• Old High German: biril, birul
  • Middle High German: *birel, *berel
    • Luxembourgish: Bierel, Bärel