Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/barō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *barô,[1] suggested to be an agent noun related to Old Norse berja (“to beat, fight”).[2] Possibly related to Old English beorn (“man, warrior”).

    Noun

    *barō m

    1. man
    2. warrior

    Declension

    Masculine an-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *barō
    Genitive *barini, *baran
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *barō *baran
    Accusative *baran *baran
    Genitive *barini, *baran *baranō
    Dative *barini, *baran *barum
    Instrumental *barini, *baran *barum

    Descendants

    • Old High German: baro (“man, freeman”)
      • Middle High German: bar[3][4]
        • ⇒ Middle High German: bardiu, barlinc, barliute, barman, barschalc, barwîp
    • → Latin: barō (“man, mercenary”) [150–275 AD] (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “baro”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 6th edition: “germ. *baro”
    2. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “baro (germ.)”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 1: A–B, page 254
    3. ^ “bar” in Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Matthias von Lexer, 3 vols., Leipzig 1872–1878.
    4. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “bar”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition
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