Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bebru

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bebruz.

Noun

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*bebru m[1]

  1. beaver

Inflection

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u-stem
Singular
Nominative *bebru
Genitive *bebrō
Singular Plural
Nominative *bebru *bibriwi, *bebrō
Accusative *bebru *bebrū
Genitive *bebrō *bibriwō
Dative *bibriwi, *bebrō *bebrum
Instrumental *bebru *bebrum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “beber”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 1: A–B, page 304:*bebru