Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/beraną

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 *bʰéreti, from *bʰer- (to carry, bear).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbe.rɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *beraną[1][2][3]

    1. to carry, to bear

    Inflection

    Conjugation of (strong class 4)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *berō *beraų *berai ?
    2nd singular *birizi *beraiz *ber *berazai *beraizau
    3rd singular *biridi *berai *beradau *beradai *beraidau
    1st dual *berōz *beraiw
    2nd dual *beradiz *beraidiz *beradiz
    1st plural *beramaz *beraim *berandai *beraindau
    2nd plural *birid *beraid *birid *berandai *beraindau
    3rd plural *berandi *berain *berandau *berandai *beraindau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *bar *bērį̄
    2nd singular *bart *bērīz
    3rd singular *bar *bērī
    1st dual *bērū *bērīw
    2nd dual *bērudiz *bērīdiz
    1st plural *bērum *bērīm
    2nd plural *bērud *bērīd
    3rd plural *bērun *bērīn
    present past
    participles *berandz *buranaz

    Derived terms

    • *barną (child)
    • *bēriz (bearable, fruitful; pertaining to bearing)
    • *burdiz, *burþiz (bearing, birth, pregnancy)
    • *burjaną (to lift up, levy; to be seemly, fitting)
    • *burjô m (bearer, carrier)
    • *burô m (bearer, carrier)
    • *unburjǭ f (infertile woman)

    Descendants

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*beran- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 59
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*beranan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 41
    3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “BER-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 104