Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barmaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*barmiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑr.mɑz/

Noun

*barmaz m

lap
bosom

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *barmaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*barmaz	barmōz, barmōs
vocative	*barm	barmōz, barmōs
accusative	*barmą	*barmanz
genitive	barmas, barmis	*barmǫ̂
dative	*barmai	*barmamaz
instrumental	*barmō	*barmamiz

Descendants

Old English: bearm
- Middle English: barm, barme
  - English: barm
  - Scots: barm
Old Frisian: barm (in compound: barmbracco)
Old Saxon: barm
- Middle Low German: barme
Old High German: barm
- Middle High German: barm, barn
  - German: Barm
Old Norse: barmr
- Icelandic: barmur
- Faroese: barmur
- Norwegian: barm
- Swedish: barm
- Danish: barm
Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃 (barms) (< *barmiz)

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