Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barō

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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*barō f

  1. beam, bar, rail
  2. barricade, barrier
  3. paling, fencing

Inflection

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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
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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *baru
    • Old Frisian: bēr (threat, attack) (possibly deverbal from Proto-West Germanic *barjan)
    • Old High German: bara (fenced plot of land, enclosure, district)
    • ? Vulgar Latin: *barra (with sporadic geminate r; unless from Gaulish) (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: berlingr (short bar, diminutive)