Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/barō

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *barô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Possibly related to Old English beorn (“man, warrior”).

Noun

*barō m[1]

  1. servant
    Synonym: *ambaht
  2. man, warrior

Declension

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *barō
Genitive *barini, *baran
Singular Plural
Nominative *barō *baran
Accusative *baran *baran
Genitive *barini, *baran *baranō
Dative *barini, *baran *barum
Instrumental *barini, *baran *barum

Descendants

  • Old High German: baro (“man, freeman”)
  • → Latin: barō (“man, etc.”) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*baro”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes (please specify |vol_part=1–2), page 254
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