Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Bernuharduz

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 *berô (“bear”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈber.nuˌxɑr.ðuz/

Noun

*Bernuharduz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *Bernuharduz (u-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Bernuharduz
vocative	*Bernuhardu
accusative	*Bernuhardų
genitive	*Bernuhardauz
dative	*Bernuhardiwi
instrumental	*Bernuhardū

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Bernuhardu
  • Old English: Beornheard (calqued/adapted from Old French or Old High German)
  • Old Dutch: *Bernhard (attested in placenames)
    • Middle Dutch: Bernaerd
      • Dutch: Bernaart
      • → English: Bernard
  • Old High German: Bernhart
    • Middle High German: Bernhart
      • German: Bernhard
  • → Latin: Bernardus
    • Old French: Bernart
      • French: Bernard
      • → English: Bernard
• Old Norse: Bjarnharðr, Bjarnarður (calqued/adapted from Old English)
  • Icelandic: Bjarnharður; Bernharður (from German or Danish), Bernarður (perhaps from French, Dutch or Latin)