Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/berô
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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
editEtymology
editConventionally from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“grey, brown”). Ringe, doubting the existence of such a root, suggests instead *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”). Blažek (2017) suggests *bʰerH- (“to bore, to pierce”), from which several IE terms for beehive are derived, e.g. Proto-Slavic *bъrtь (“hive of wild bees”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*berô m
Inflection
editOriginally an n-stem with the zero grade forms of the suffix, as in *arô and Latin carō.
| consonant stemDeclension of *berô (consonant stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *berô | *birniz | |
| vocative | *berô | *birniz | |
| accusative | *bernų | *bernunz | |
| genitive | *birniz | *bernǫ̂ | |
| dative | *birni | *bernumaz | |
| instrumental | *bernē | *bernumiz | |