Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/erþubaʀi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją. Equivalent to *erþu (“earth”) +‎ *baʀi (“berry”).

Noun

*erþubaʀi n

1. strawberry

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*erþubaʀi
Genitive	*erþubaʀjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*erþubaʀi	*erþubaʀju
Accusative	*erþubaʀi	*erþubaʀju
Genitive	*erþubaʀjas	*erþubaʀjō
Dative	*erþubaʀjē	*erþubaʀjum
Instrumental	*erþubaʀju	*erþubaʀjum

Descendants

• Old English: eorþberġe, eorþberie, eorþberiġe
• Old Frisian: *irtheberie
  • Saterland Frisian: Äidbäie
  • West Frisian: ierdbei
• Old Saxon: erthberi, erdberi
  • Middle Low German: erdbere
    • German Low German: Eerdbeei, Eerdjebeei, Eerkebeei
    • Low German: Erebeie, Eerdbeer
    • Plautdietsch: Ieedbäa
• Old Dutch: *erdberi
  • Middle Dutch: erdbere
    • Dutch: aardbei
      • Afrikaans: aarbei
      • → Indonesian: arbei
      • → Papiamentu: artbèi
• Old High German: erdberi, erdperi
  • Middle High German: erdbere
    • German: Erdbeere
    • Luxembourgish: Äerdbier
    • Mòcheno: eaper
• → English: earthberry (calque)