Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōbazją

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 *erþō (“earth”) +‎ *bazją (“berry”). Compare Polish poziomka, Russian земляни́ка (zemljaníka) (related to земля́ (zemljá)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈer.θɔː.bɑz.jɑ̃/

Noun

*erþōbazją n

strawberry

Inflection

Declension of *erþōbazją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*erþōbazją	*erþōbazjō
vocative	*erþōbazją	*erþōbazjō
accusative	*erþōbazją	*erþōbazjō
genitive	erþōbazjas, erþōbazis	*erþōbazjǫ̂
dative	*erþōbazjai	*erþōbazjamaz
instrumental	*erþōbazjō	*erþōbazjamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *erþubaʀi
- Old English: eorþberġe, eorþberie, eorþberiġe
- Old Frisian: *erthberie, *irthberie
  - Saterland Frisian: Äidbäie
  - West Frisian: ierdbei
- Old Saxon: erthberi
  - Middle Low German: ērdbēre, ērtbēre
    - German Low German: Eerdbeei, Eerdjebeei, Eerkebeei
    - Low German: Erebeie, Eerdbeer
    - Plautdietsch: Ieedbäa
- Old Dutch: *erthberi
  - Middle Dutch: erdbere
    - Dutch: aardbei
      - Afrikaans: aarbei
      - → Indonesian: arbei
      - → Papiamentu: artbèi
- Old High German: erdberi, erdperi
  - Middle High German: ërtbere, erdber, ërdeber, ërtber
    - German: Erdbeere
    - Hunsrik: Äerdbeer
    - Luxembourgish: Äerdbier
    - Mòcheno: eaper
- → English: earthberry (calque)
Old Norse: jarðber
- Icelandic: jarðarber
- Faroese: jarðber
- Norwegian Nynorsk: jordber, jordbær; (dialectal) jardabær, jardbær
- Swedish: jordbär (archaic)
- Danish: jordbær
  - Norwegian Bokmål: jordbær