Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/barō

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 *barô,[1] suggested to be an agent noun related to Old Norse berja (“to beat, fight”).[2] Possibly related to Old English beorn (“man, warrior”).

Noun

*barō m

  1. man
  2. warrior

Declension

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *barō
Genitive *barini, *baran
Singular Plural
Nominative *barō *baran
Accusative *baran *baran
Genitive *barini, *baran *baranō
Dative *barini, *baran *barum
Instrumental *barini, *baran *barum

Descendants

  • Old High German: baro (“man, freeman”)
    • Middle High German: bar[3][4]
      • ⇒ Middle High German: bardiu, barlinc, barliute, barman, barschalc, barwîp
  • → Latin: barō (“man, mercenary”) [150–275 AD] (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “baro”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 6th edition: “germ. *baro”
  2. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “baro (germ.)”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 1: A–B, page 254
  3. ^ “bar” in Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Matthias von Lexer, 3 vols., Leipzig 1872–1878.
  4. ^ "bar" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
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