Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/baʀi

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 *bazją.

    Noun

    *baʀi n

    1. berry

    Inflection

    Neuter ja-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *baʀi
    Genitive *baʀjas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *baʀi *baʀju
    Accusative *baʀi *baʀju
    Genitive *baʀjas *baʀjō
    Dative *baʀjē *baʀjum
    Instrumental *baʀju *baʀjum

    Alternative forms

    • *basi

    Descendants

    • 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
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