Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laurabaʀi

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

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Etymology

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From *laur (laurel tree) +‎ *baʀi (berry).[1]

Noun

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*laurabaʀi n

  1. laurel berry

Inflection

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Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *laurabaʀi
Genitive *laurabaʀjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *laurabaʀi *laurabaʀju
Accusative *laurabaʀi *laurabaʀju
Genitive *laurabaʀjas *laurabaʀjō
Dative *laurabaʀjē *laurabaʀjum
Instrumental *laurabaʀju *laurabaʀjum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Lorbeer”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 448