Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barmaz

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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]

  • *barmiz

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰór-mo-s, from *bʰer- (“to bear”) +‎ *-mos. Cognate with Ancient Greek φορμός (phormós, “basket for carrying”).[1][2]

Noun[edit]

*barmaz m[2][1]

  1. lap
  2. bosom
    Synonym: *bōsmaz
Inflection[edit]
masculine a-stemDeclension of *barmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *barmaz *barmōz, *barmōs
vocative *barm *barmōz, *barmōs
accusative *barmą *barmanz
genitive *barmas, *barmis *barmǫ̂
dative *barmai *barmamaz
instrumental *barmō *barmamiz
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰern- (“to project”).

Noun[edit]

*barmaz m

  1. edge, border
  2. seam
Inflection[edit]
masculine a-stemDeclension of *barmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *barmaz *barmōz, *barmōs
vocative *barm *barmōz, *barmōs
accusative *barmą *barmanz
genitive *barmas, *barmis *barmǫ̂
dative *barmai *barmamaz
instrumental *barmō *barmamiz
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hellquist, Elof (1922) “barm”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 31: “*barma-”
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ƀarmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 37
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