Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/berhtalīkaz

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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

Etymology

From *berhtaz (bright) +‎ *-līkaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈberx.tɑ.liː.kɑz/

Adjective

*berhtalīkaz[1]

  1. clear, bright

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: beorhtlīċ
  • Old Saxon: berhtlīk
  • Old Norse: bjartligr

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*berxta-līkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 42