Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bardaz
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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]From Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ (“beard”).[1]
The change from a feminine first declension pattern to a masculine short a-stem is analogous; a more etymologically accurate descendant would be something like "bardō."
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*bardaz m[2]
Inflection
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *bardaz | *bardōz, *bardōs |
| vocative | *bard | *bardōz, *bardōs |
| accusative | *bardą | *bardanz |
| genitive | *bardas, *bardis | *bardǫ̂ |
| dative | *bardai | *bardamaz |
| instrumental | *bardō | *bardamiz |
Derived terms
[edit]- *bardalausaz
- *bardǭ, *bardō (perhaps)
- *langabardaz
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *bard
- Old English: beard
- Old Frisian: *bard, berd
- West Frisian: burd
- Old Saxon: bard
- Old Dutch: *bart
- Old High German: bart
- Old Norse: barð n (< *barðą)
- Crimean Gothic: bars