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

*bēriz +‎ *-ō.

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

• Proto-West Germanic: *bāru
  • Old English: bēr, bǣr
    • Middle English: bere, beere, beer
      • Scots: bere, beir
      • English: bier
  • Old Frisian: bēre
    • North Frisian: beer, baar
    • Saterland Frisian: Beere
    • West Frisian: berje, bier, baar
  • Old Saxon: bāra
    • Middle Low German: bāre
      • German Low German: Bahr
  • Old Dutch: *bāra
    • Middle Dutch: bâre
      • Dutch: baar
  • Old High German: bāra
    • Middle High German: bāre
      • German: Bahre
    • → Italian: bara
  • → Vulgar Latin: *bera
    • Old French: bere, biere
      • Middle French: biere
        • French: bière
    • Old Occitan: bera
• Old Norse: bár, bára
  • Danish: båre
  • Faroese: bára
  • Icelandic: bára
  • Norwegian Bokmål: båre, bår
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: båre
  • Old Swedish: bār
    • Swedish: bår
  • → Middle English: bare
    • English: bore
    • Scots: boar, bore
  • Norman : barre