Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/barn

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 *barną.

Noun

*barn n

child
Synonym: *kind

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*barn
Genitive	*barnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*barn	*barnu
Accusative	*barn	*barnu
Genitive	*barnas	*barnō
Dative	*barnē	*barnum
Instrumental	*barnu	*barnum

Descendants

Old English: bearn, bern
- Middle English: barn, bern, bearn, bærn, barne, berne, baren
  - English: barn (obsolete, dialectal)
    - Northumbrian: bairn
  - Scots: bairn
    - → English: bairn
  - Yola: barrn
Old Frisian: barn, bern
- North Frisian: bjarn
- Saterland Frisian: Bäiden, Bidden
- West Frisian: barn, bern
Old Saxon: barn
Old Dutch: *barn
- Middle Dutch: baren
Old High German: barn, parn
- Middle High German: barn

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