Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bērō

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

Functional o-grade ō-stem derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, bring”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛː.rɔː/

Noun

*bērō f

that which bears or carries; stretcher, bier

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *bērō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bērō	*bērôz
vocative	*bērō	*bērôz
accusative	*bērǭ	*bērōz
genitive	*bērōz	*bērǫ̂
dative	*bērōi	*bērōmaz
instrumental	*bērō	*bērōmiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: bēr, bǣr
- Middle English: bere, beere, beer
  - Scots: bere, beir
  - English: beer, bier
Old Frisian: bēre
- North Frisian: beer, baar
- Saterland Frisian: Beere
- West Frisian: berje, bier, baar
Old Saxon: bāra
- Middle Low German: bāre
  - German Low German: Bahr
Frankish: *bāra, *bēra
- Old Dutch: *bāra
  - Middle Dutch: bâre
    - Dutch: baar
- → Vulgar Latin: *bera
  - Old French: bere, biere
    - Middle French: biere
      - French: bière
  - Old Occitan: bera
Old High German: bāra
- Middle High German: bāre
  - German: Bahre
- → Italian: bara
Old Norse: bára
- Norwegian: båre
- Old Swedish: bār
  - Swedish: bår
- Danish: båre

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