Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barną

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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰor-no-m, from *bʰer- (to bear, carry).[1] Cognate with Latvian bērns (child), Lithuanian bérnas (lad, servant), berniukas (boy). Compare another cognate Latin forda (cow in calf).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑr.nɑ̃/

Noun

*barną n[1]

  1. child

Inflection

Declension of *barną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *barną *barnō
vocative *barną *barnō
accusative *barną *barnō
genitive *barnas, *barnis *barnǫ̂
dative *barnai *barnamaz
instrumental *barnō *barnamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*barna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 53