Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōbazją

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 *erþō (“earth”) +‎ *bazją (“berry”). Compare Polish poziomka, Russian земляни́ка (zemljaníka) (related to земля́ (zemljá)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈer.θɔː.bɑz.jɑ̃/

Noun

*erþōbazją n

1. strawberry

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *erþōbazją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*erþōbazją	*erþōbazjō
vocative	*erþōbazją	*erþōbazjō
accusative	*erþōbazją	*erþōbazjō
genitive	*erþōbazjas, *erþōbazis	*erþōbazjǫ̂
dative	*erþōbazjai	*erþōbazjamaz
instrumental	*erþōbazjō	*erþōbazjamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *erþubaʀi
  • Old English: eorþberġe, eorþberie, eorþberiġe
  • Old Frisian: *erthberie, *irthberie
    • Saterland Frisian: Äidbäie
    • West Frisian: ierdbei
  • Old Saxon: erthberi
    • Middle Low German: ērdbēre, ērtbēre
      • German Low German: Eerdbeei, Eerdjebeei, Eerkebeei
      • Low German: Erebeie, Eerdbeer
      • Plautdietsch: Ieedbäa
  • Old Dutch: *erthberi
    • Middle Dutch: erdbere
      • Dutch: aardbei
        • Afrikaans: aarbei
        • → Indonesian: arbei
        • → Papiamentu: artbèi
  • Old High German: erdberi, erdperi
    • Middle High German: ërtbere, erdber, ërdeber, ërtber
      • German: Erdbeere
      • Hunsrik: Äerdbeer
      • Luxembourgish: Äerdbier
      • Mòcheno: eaper
  • → English: earthberry (calque)
• Old Norse: jarðber
  • Icelandic: jarðarber
  • Faroese: jarðber
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jordber, jordbær; (dialectal) jardabær, jardbær
  • Swedish: jordbär (archaic)
  • Danish: jordbær
    • Norwegian Bokmål: jordbær