Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barō

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to strike; pierce”). Compare Latin forus (“gangway, plank”), Russian забо́р (zabór, “fencing, paling, fence”). Compare also Ancient Greek φάρος (pháros, “piece of land, furrow, marker, beacon, lighthouse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*barō f

  1. beam, bar, rail
  2. barricade, barrier
  3. paling, fencing

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *barō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *barō *barôz
vocative *barō *barôz
accusative *barǭ *barōz
genitive *barōz *barǫ̂
dative *barōi *barōmaz
instrumental *barō *barōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *baru
    • Old Frisian: bēr (“threat, attack”) (possibly deverbal from Proto-West Germanic *barjan)
    • Old High German: bara (“fenced plot of land, enclosure, district”)
    • →? Vulgar Latin: *barra (with sporadic geminate r; unless from Gaulish) (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Old Norse: berlingr (“short bar”, diminutive)
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