Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/berkō

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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 *bʰerHǵos. Cognate with Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá, a species of birch), Proto-Slavic *berza (birch).

Noun[edit]

*berkō f

  1. birch

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *berkō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *berkō *berkôz
vocative *berkō *berkôz
accusative *berkǭ *berkōz
genitive *berkōz *berkǫ̂
dative *berkōi *berkōmaz
instrumental *berkō *berkōmiz

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