Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bēriz

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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]

Vṛddhi gerundive of *beraną (to bear).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*bēriz

  1. bearable, fruitful, viable
  2. pertaining to bearing, carrying

Inflection[edit]


Descendants[edit]

Often found in compounds or as a suffix.

References[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN