Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barsaz

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 *bʰórsos (“pointy, prickly”), from *bʰers- (“top, point”).

Noun

*barsaz m

  1. perch (fish)

Inflection

Declension of *barsaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *barsaz *barsōz, *barsōs
vocative *bars *barsōz, *barsōs
accusative *barsą *barsanz
genitive *barsas, *barsis *barsǫ̂
dative *barsai *barsamaz
instrumental *barsō *barsamiz
  • *burzô

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bars
    • Old English: bærs
    • Old Frisian:
      • Saterland Frisian: Boas
    • Old Saxon: bars
    • Old Dutch: *bars
    • Old High German: bars
  • (Old Norse: *borri < *burzô)
    • (Old Swedish: borre (in compounds))
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