Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laurabaʀi
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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 *laur (“laurel tree”) + *baʀi (“berry”).[1]
Noun
*laurabaʀi n
Inflection
| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *laurabaʀi | |
| Genitive | *laurabaʀjas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *laurabaʀi | *laurabaʀju |
| Accusative | *laurabaʀi | *laurabaʀju |
| Genitive | *laurabaʀjas | *laurabaʀjō |
| Dative | *laurabaʀjē | *laurabaʀjum |
| Instrumental | *laurabaʀju | *laurabaʀjum |
Descendants
- Old English: laurberiġe, laurberie, laurberiġie
- Middle English: laurberiʒie, lawerberie
- Old Saxon: *lōrberi, *laurberi
- Old High German: lōrberi, lōrber
References
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Lorbeer”, 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 448