Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burgwari

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 *burg +‎ *-wari.

Noun

*burgwari m

inhabitant of a burg, burgher, citizen

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*borgwari
Genitive	*borgwarjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*borgwari	borgwarjō, borgwarjōs
Accusative	*borgwari	*borgwarjā
Genitive	*borgwarjas	*borgwarjō
Dative	*borgwarjē	*borgwarjum
Instrumental	*borgwarju	*borgwarjum

Descendants

Old English: burgware
Old Frisian: burger, borger
- West Frisian: boarger
Old Saxon: *burgari
- Middle Low German: börgære, börgere
Old Dutch: *burgari
- Middle Dutch: borgere, borger, burgere
  - Dutch: burger
Old High German: burgāri, burgeri
- Middle High German: burgære, borgāre
  - German: Bürger