Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barmaz

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

Alternative forms

• *barmiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑr.mɑz/

Noun

*barmaz m

1. lap
2. bosom

Inflection

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

• Old English: bearm
  • Middle English: barm, barme
    • English: barm
    • Scots: barm
• Old Frisian: barm (in compound: barmbracco)
• Old Saxon: barm
  • Middle Low German: barme
• Old High German: barm
  • Middle High German: barm, barn, parm
    • German: Barm
• Old Norse: barmr
  • Icelandic: barmur
  • Faroese: barmur
  • Norwegian: barm
  • Swedish: barm
  • Danish: barm
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (barms) (< *barmiz)