Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bazją

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

    Unknown. Has been compared to Old Irish basc (“red”) ("berry-colored"), based on a purported connection with Proto-West Germanic *basu (“purple, crimson”), as well as to Latin fascis (“bundle”) and its relatives, though Latin bāca (“berry”) is likely not related.[1] Older theories tentatively connected the word to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glisten”) or *bʰes- (“to blow, chew, rub”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bɑz.jɑ̃/

    Noun

    *bazją n[1]

    1. berry

    Inflection

    Declension of *bazją (neuter ja-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *bazją *bazjō
    vocative *bazją *bazjō
    accusative *bazją *bazjō
    genitive *bazjas, *bazis *bazjǫ̂
    dative *bazjai *bazjamaz
    instrumental *bazjō *bazjamiz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *baʀi
      • Old English: berġe, berie, beriġe
        • Middle English: berye, berȝe, berie, bery, byry, beriye
          • English: berry
          • Scots: berie, bery, berrie, berry
          • ⇒ Yola: kraanberry
      • Old Frisian: *berie
        • Saterland Frisian: Bäie
        • West Frisian: bei (possibly from Dutch, ultimately from Old French and bāca)
      • Old Saxon: beri
        • Middle Low German: bere
          • German Low German: Beer
          • Plautdietsch: Bäa
      • Old Dutch: *beri
        • Middle Dutch: bere
          • Dutch: bère, bèr (dialectal)
          • West Flemish: beier
      • Old High German: beri
    • Old Norse: ber

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*basja- ~ *bazja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 54-5
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