Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/boran

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 *buranaz.

Verb

*boran

1. past participle of *beran (“to know”)

Adjective

*boran

1. born

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*boran
Genitive	*boranas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*boran	*boranu	*boran
Accusative	*borananā	*boranā	*boran
Genitive	*boranas	*boraneʀā	*boranas
Dative	*boranumē	*boraneʀē	*boranumē
Instrumental	*boranu	*boraneʀu	*boranu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*boranē	*boranō	*boranu
Accusative	*boranā	*boranā	*boranu
Genitive	*boraneʀō	*boraneʀō	*boraneʀō
Dative	*boranēm, *boranum	*boranēm, *boranum	*boranēm, *boranum
Instrumental	*boranēm, *boranum	*boranēm, *boranum	*boranēm, *boranum

Derived terms

• *gaboran
  • Old English: ġeboren
    • Middle English: born, boren, borne, iborne
      • English: born
  • Old Saxon: giboran
  • Old High German: giboran
    • German: geboren
    • Luxembourgish: gebuer

Descendants

• Old English: boren
• Old Saxon: boran
  • German Low German: boren