Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Berhtamēraz

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

Etymology

From *berhtaz (“bright, shining”) +‎ *mēraz (“great, famous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈberx.tɑ.ˌmɛː.rɑz/

Proper noun

*Berhtamēraz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *Berhtamēraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Berhtamēraz
vocative	*Berhtamēr
accusative	*Berhtamērą
genitive	*Berhtamēras, *Berhtamēris
dative	*Berhtamērai
instrumental	*Berhtamērō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Berhtamārī
  • Old English: Beorhtmǣr, Berhtmēr, Brihtmǣr
  • Frankish: *Berahtmar
  • Latin: Bertmerus
  • Old High German: Berchtmar
    • German: Bertmar
• Old Norse: Bjartmarr
  • Icelandic: Bjartmar
  • Faroese: Bjartmar
  • Norwegian: Bjartmar
  • Swedish: Bjartmar