Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/erþubaʀi
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją. Equivalent to *erþu (“earth”) + *baʀi (“berry”).
Noun edit
*erþubaʀi n
Inflection edit
Neuter ja-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *erþubaʀi | |
Genitive | *erþubaʀjas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *erþubaʀi | *erþubaʀju |
Accusative | *erþubaʀi | *erþubaʀju |
Genitive | *erþubaʀjas | *erþubaʀjō |
Dative | *erþubaʀjē | *erþubaʀjum |
Instrumental | *erþubaʀju | *erþubaʀjum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: eorþberġe, eorþberie, eorþberiġe
- Old Frisian: *irtheberie
- Old Saxon: erthberi, erdberi
- Old Dutch: *erdberi
- Old High German: erdberi, erdperi
- → English: earthberry (calque)