Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Bernuharduz
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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
Etymology
From *berô (“bear”) + *harduz (“hard, brave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*Bernuharduz m
- a male given name
Inflection
| u-stemDeclension of *Bernuharduz (u-stem) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | ||
| nominative | *Bernuharduz | |
| vocative | *Bernuhardu | |
| accusative | *Bernuhardų | |
| genitive | *Bernuhardauz | |
| dative | *Bernuhardiwi | |
| instrumental | *Bernuhardū | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *Bernuhardu
- Old English: Beornheard (calqued/adapted from Old French or Old High German)
- Old Dutch: *Bernhard (attested in placenames)
- Old High German: Bernhart
- → Latin: Bernardus
- Old Norse: Bjarnharðr, Bjarnarður (calqued/adapted from Old English)
- Icelandic: Bjarnharður; Bernharður (from German or Danish), Bernarður (perhaps from French, Dutch or Latin)