Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bāru

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 *bērō.

Noun

*bāru f

1. stretcher, bier

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bāru
Genitive	*bārā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bāru	*bārō
Accusative	*bārā	*bārā
Genitive	*bārā	*bārō
Dative	*bārē	*bārōm, *bārum
Instrumental	*bāru	*bārōm, *bārum

Descendants

• Old English: bēr, bǣr
  • Middle English: bere, beere, beer
    • Scots: bere, beir
    • English: bier
• Old Frisian: bēre
  • North Frisian: beer, baar
  • Saterland Frisian: Beere
  • West Frisian: berje, bier, baar
• Old Saxon: bāra
  • Middle Low German: bāre
    • German Low German: Bahr
• Old Dutch: *bāra
  • Middle Dutch: bâre
    • Dutch: baar
• Old High German: bāra
  • Middle High German: bāre
    • German: Bahre
  • → Italian: bara
• → Vulgar Latin: *bera
  • Old French: bere, biere
    • Middle French: biere
      • French: bière
  • Old Occitan: bera