Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barwijǭ

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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑr.wi.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*barwijǭ f

1. bier; stretcher
2. barrow

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *barwijǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*barwijǭ	*barwijōniz
vocative	*barwijǭ	*barwijōniz
accusative	*barwijōnų	*barwijōnunz
genitive	*barwijōniz	*barwijōnǫ̂
dative	*barwijōni	*barwijōmaz
instrumental	*barwijōnē	*barwijōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *barwijā
  • Old English: bearwe
    • Middle English: barowe, barwe, barow
      • Scots: barow, barrow
      • English: barrow
        • → Zulu: ibhala
  • Old Frisian: *berwe, *barwe
    • Saterland Frisian: Berve, Barve, Barfe, Barf
    • West Frisian: berje
  • Old Saxon: *berwia, *beria; *barwa (< *barwǭ)
    • Middle Low German: bāre, bōre, berwe, bȫrwe, bȫrje
      • German Low German: Barv
      • Low German: Böre, Bör, Berwe, Berf
        • → Swedish: bör
        • → Danish: bør
  • Old Dutch: *beria
    • Middle Dutch: berie, berrie
      • Dutch: berrie
  • → Old French: barot, baroueste
    • Middle French: broüette
      • French: brouette; barou, barrô, barotte (dialectal)
    • → Italian: baroccio
      • → French: birouchette
  • Old High German: bera
    • Middle High German: bere
      • German: Bere (dialectal)
• Old Norse: barar, barir
  • Icelandic: börur
  • Faroese: børa