Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bērō

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

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

Functional o-grade ō-stem derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛː.rɔː/

Noun

*bērō f

1. that which bears or carries; stretcher, bier

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *bērō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bērō	*bērôz
vocative	*bērō	*bērôz
accusative	*bērǭ	*bērōz
genitive	*bērōz	*bērǫ̂
dative	*bērōi	*bērōmaz
instrumental	*bērō	*bērōmiz

Related terms

• *barō
• *barwijǭ
• *beraną

Descendants

• Old English: bēr, bǣr
  • Middle English: bere, beere, beer
    • Scots: bere, beir
    • English: bier
• Old Frisian: bere, bēre
  • North Frisian: beer, baar
  • Saterland Frisian: Beere
  • West Frisian: berje, bier, baar
• Old Saxon: bara, bāra
  • Middle Low German: bare, bāre
    • German Low German: Bahr
• Frankish: *bāra
• Old High German: bāra
  • Middle High German: bāre
    • German: Bahre
  • → Italian: bara
• Old Norse: bára
  • Norwegian: båre
  • Old Swedish: bar, bār
    • Swedish: bår
  • Danish: båre