Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baraz

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰors- or *bʰor-es- (more traditionally reconstructed as *bʰars-), the further origin of which is uncertain; possibly from or related to *bʰers- (tip, bristle; pointy, prickly) (compare *barsaz, *burstiz), the sense of which may be preserved in the North Germanic descendants. For the semantic development, compare Albanian halë (pointed tip, splinter; awn; pine needle).
Cognate with Latin far n (spelt; grits) and fārīna f (flour), Faliscan 𐌚𐌀𐌓 (far, emmer wheat), Proto-Slavic *boršьno (flour), Old Irish bairgen f (bread, loaf), Welsh bara (bread), Breton bara (bread), Old Cornish bara, Albanian bar (grass), Proto-Slavic *bъrъ (foxtail millet) and perhaps Latvian barĩba (food).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*baraz n[1][2]

  1. awn ?
    Synonym: *ahanō
  2. (North Germanic) spiky leaves
  3. barley
    Synonym: *gerstō

Inflection[edit]

z-stemDeclension of *baraz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *baraz *barizō
vocative *baraz *barizō
accusative *baraz *barizō
genitive *bariziz *barizǫ̂
dative *barizi *barizumaz
instrumental *barizē *barizumiz

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: barr (barley; pine needles)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bariz- ~ *barza-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 52
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ƀaraz ~ *ƀariz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 36
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*barizīnaz[sic]”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 37