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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
Adjective
*berht
- bright
Inflection
| a-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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| Nominative
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*berht
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| Genitive
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*berhtas
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*berht
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*berhtu
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*berht
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| Accusative
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*berhtanā
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*berhtā
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*berht
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| Genitive
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*berhtas
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*berhteʀā
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*berhtas
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| Dative
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*berhtumē
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*berhteʀē
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*berhtumē
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| Instrumental
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*berhtu
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*berhteʀu
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*berhtu
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*berhtē
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*berhtō
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*berhtu
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| Accusative
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*berhtā
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*berhtā
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*berhtu
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| Genitive
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*berhteʀō
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*berhteʀō
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*berhteʀō
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| Dative
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*berhtēm, *berhtum
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*berhtēm, *berhtum
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*berhtēm, *berhtum
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| Instrumental
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*berhtēm, *berhtum
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*berhtēm, *berhtum
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*berhtēm, *berhtum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: beorht, berht — Anglian, bryht, byrht
- Middle English: briht, briȝt, bright
- Old Saxon: berht, beraht
- ⇒ Middle Low German: brecht m (“shine, brightness, glory”, noun)
- Old Dutch: *berht
- ⇒ Old Dutch: filoberht (“very bright”)
- ⇒ Middle Dutch: onbrecht, ombrecht (“unclear”)
- ⇒ Middle Dutch: Brecht, Brechta, Bert, Berte (personal names)
- Old High German: berht, perht, beraht, peraht
- ⇒ Old High German: giberaht
- Middle High German: gebërht
- Middle High German: bërht
- ⇒ German: Bert, Bert-, -bert, -brecht (in personal names)