Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barō

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

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to strike; pierce”). Compare Latin forus (“gangway, plank”), Russian забо́р (zabór, “fencing, paling, fence”). Compare also Ancient Greek φάρος (pháros, “piece of land, furrow, marker, beacon, lighthouse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.rɔː/

Noun

*barō f

beam, bar, barrier

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *barō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*barō	*barôz
vocative	*barō	*barôz
accusative	*barǭ	*barōz
genitive	*barōz	*barǫ̂
dative	*barōi	*barōmaz
instrumental	*barō	*barōmiz

Related terms

*barjaną

Descendants

Old Frisian: ber
Old Frankish: *bara
- Old Dutch: *bara
  - Middle Dutch: bāre, baer (also possibly from Old French)
    - Dutch: baar
Old High German: para, bara
- Middle High German: bar, bār
Old Norse: berling
- Icelandic: berling
- Norwegian: berling
- Swedish: bärling
- Middle English: berling, barling, birling
  - English: berling, barling

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