Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/beuʀ
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *beuzą.
Noun[edit]
*beuʀ n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *beuʀ | |
| Genitive | *beuʀas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *beuʀ | *beuʀu |
| Accusative | *beuʀ | *beuʀu |
| Genitive | *beuʀas | *beuʀō |
| Dative | *beuʀē | *beuʀum |
| Instrumental | *beuʀu | *beuʀum |
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *beur
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: bēor
- Old Frisian: biār
- Old Saxon: bior
- Old Dutch: *bior, *bier
- Old High German: bior
- Middle High German: bier
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 174: “PWGmc *beur”