Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/raʀn

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 *razną.

Noun

*raʀn n

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) house

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*raʀn
Genitive	*raʀnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*raʀn	*raʀnu
Accusative	*raʀn	*raʀnu
Genitive	*raʀnas	*raʀnō
Dative	*raʀnē	*raʀnum
Instrumental	*raʀnu	*raʀnum

Descendants

• Old English: ærn, earn, ern
  • Middle English: ern
  • ⇒ Old English: bereærn
    • Middle English: bern
      • Scots: bern
      • English: barn