Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hindibaʀi
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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 *hindi (“doe, hind”) + *baʀi (“berry”).
Noun
Inflection
| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hindibaʀi | |
| Genitive | *hindibaʀjas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hindibaʀi | *hindibaʀju |
| Accusative | *hindibaʀi | *hindibaʀju |
| Genitive | *hindibaʀjas | *hindibaʀjō |
| Dative | *hindibaʀjē | *hindibaʀjum |
| Instrumental | *hindibaʀju | *hindibaʀjum |
Descendants
- Old English: hindberġe, hindberie, hindberiġe
- Middle English: *hindberie
- English: hindberry
- Middle English: *hindberie
- Old Frisian:
- Old Saxon: hindberi
- Old Dutch: *hindberi
- Old High German: hintberi
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Himbeere”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 309: “wg. *hinda-basja-”