Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bazją

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

Alternative forms

• *basją

Etymology

Unknown. Thought to be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glisten”) or *bʰes- (“to blow, chew, rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑz.jɑ̃/

Noun

*bazją n

1. berry

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *bazją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bazją	*bazjō
vocative	*bazją	*bazjō
accusative	*bazją	*bazjō
genitive	*bazjas, *bazis	*bazjǫ̂
dative	*bazjai	*bazjamaz
instrumental	*bazjō	*bazjamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *baʀi
  • Old English: berġe, berie, beriġe
    • Middle English: berye, berȝe, berie, bery, byry, beriye
      • English: berry
      • Scots: berie, bery, berrie, berry
      • ⇒ Yola: kraanberry
  • Old Frisian: *berie
    • Saterland Frisian: Bäie
    • West Frisian: bei (possibly from Dutch, ultimately from Old French and bāca)
  • Old Saxon: beri
    • Middle Low German: bere
      • German Low German: Beer
      • Plautdietsch: Bäa
  • Old Dutch: *beri
    • Middle Dutch: bere
      • Dutch: bère, bèr (dialectal)
      • West Flemish: beier
  • Old High German: beri
    • Middle High German: ber
      • Alemannic German: Berri
      • Bavarian:

        Cimbrian: per

        Mòcheno: per

      • German: Beere
      • Hunsrik: Beer
      • Luxembourgish: Bier
      • Pennsylvania German: Beer
      • Vilamovian: bjēr
• Old Norse: ber
  • Icelandic: ber
  • Faroese: ber
  • Norwegian: bær
  • Old Swedish: bær
    • Swedish: bär
  • Danish: bær