Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barsaz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰórsos (“pointy, prickly”), from *bʰers- (“top, point”).

Noun

*barsaz m

a fish, perch

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *barsaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*barsaz	barsōz, barsōs
vocative	*bars	barsōz, barsōs
accusative	*barsą	*barsanz
genitive	barsas, barsis	*barsǫ̂
dative	*barsai	*barsamaz
instrumental	*barsō	*barsamiz

Related terms

*burzô

Descendants

Old English: bærs
- Middle English: bars, bas
  - English: barse, bass
Old Saxon: bars
Old Dutch: *bars
- Middle Dutch: bars, baers
  - Dutch: baars
Old High German: bars
- Middle High German: bars
  - German: Barsch
Old Norse: (*borri < *burzô)
- Old Swedish: (borre (in compounds))

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