Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/baʀ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bazaz.

Adjective

*baʀ

  1. bare, naked

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *baʀ
Genitive *baʀas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *baʀ *baʀu *baʀ
Accusative *baʀanā *baʀā *baʀ
Genitive *baʀas *baʀeʀā *baʀas
Dative *baʀumē *baʀeʀē *baʀumē
Instrumental *baʀu *baʀeʀu *baʀu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *baʀē *baʀō *baʀu
Accusative *baʀā *baʀā *baʀu
Genitive *baʀeʀō *baʀeʀō *baʀeʀō
Dative *baʀēm, *baʀum *baʀēm, *baʀum *baʀēm, *baʀum
Instrumental *baʀēm, *baʀum *baʀēm, *baʀum *baʀēm, *baʀum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: bær
    • Middle English: bare, bar, baar, bayre, bere, beare
      • English: bare
      • Scots: bare, bair
      • Yola: baar, baare
  • Old Frisian: ber
    • Saterland Frisian: boar
    • West Frisian: baar
  • Old Saxon: bar
    • Middle Low German: bâr
      • German Low German: baar
  • Old Dutch: *bar
  • Old High German: bar
  • Old French: baraigne, baraing
    • Middle French: brehaigne
    • Middle English: barain, barein