Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīnabaʀi

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 *wīnabazją. Equivalent to *wīn (“wine”) +‎ *baʀi (“berry”).

Noun

*wīnabaʀi n

grape
Synonym: *þrūbō

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wīnabaʀi
Genitive	*wīnabaʀjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wīnabaʀi	*wīnabaʀju
Accusative	*wīnabaʀi	*wīnabaʀju
Genitive	*wīnabaʀjas	*wīnabaʀjō
Dative	*wīnabaʀjē	*wīnabaʀjum
Instrumental	*wīnabaʀju	*wīnabaʀjum

Descendants

Old English: wīnberġe, wīnberie f; wīnbeġer n
- Middle English: winberie, winberi, wynberie, wynberiȝ, wyneberie, wynneberie
  - English: wineberry; whimberry, whinberry, wimberry, winberry, windberry
Old Frisian: *wīnberie
- Saterland Frisian: Wienbäie
- West Frisian: wynbei
Old Saxon: wīnberi
- Middle Low German: wînbēre
  - German Low German: Wienbeer
Old Dutch: *wīnberi
- Middle Dutch: wijnbere
  - Dutch: wijnbeer, wiemer
Old High German: wīnberi
- Middle High German: wīnbere, wīnber
  - German: Weinbeere