Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bardaz
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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]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.
The change from a feminine first declension pattern to a masculine short a-stem is analogous; a more etymologically accurate descendant would be something like "bardō."
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*bardaz m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *bardaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *bardaz | *bardōz, *bardōs | |
| vocative | *bard | *bardōz, *bardōs | |
| accusative | *bardą | *bardanz | |
| genitive | *bardas, *bardis | *bardǫ̂ | |
| dative | *bardai | *bardamaz | |
| instrumental | *bardō | *bardamiz | |
Derived terms[edit]
- *bardalausaz
- *bardǭ, *bardō (perhaps)
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *bard
- Old English: beard
- Old Frisian: *bard, berd
- West Frisian: burd
- Old Saxon: bard
- Old Dutch: *bart
- Old High German: bart
- Old Norse: barð n (< *barðą)
- Crimean Gothic: bars
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*bardaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 36