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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/beran

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 *beraną.

Verb

*beran

  1. to carry, to bear

Inflection

Strong class 4
Infinitive *beran
1st sg. past *bar
3rd pl. past *bārun
Past ptcple *boran
Infinitive *beran
Genitive infin. *berannjas
Dative infin. *berannjē
Instrum. infin. *berannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *beru *bar
2nd singular *biriʀi *bārī
3rd singular *biridi *bar
1st plural *berum *bārum
2nd plural *birid *bārud
3rd plural *berand *bārun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *berē *bārī
2nd singular *berēs *bārī
3rd singular *berē *bārī
1st plural *berēm *bārīm
2nd plural *berēþ *bārīd
3rd plural *berēn *bārīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ber
Plural *birid
Present Past
Participle *berandī *boran

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: beran, beoran
    • Middle English: beren, beoren, bearen, baren
      • English: bear
      • Scots: bere, beir
      • Yola: ber, baar
  • Old Frisian: bera
  • Old Saxon: beran
    • Middle Low German: beren, baren
      • German Low German: böhren
      • Westphalian:
        Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: buar'n
        Sauerländisch: gebe̗ren
        Westmünsterländisch: bohrn
  • Old Dutch: beran
  • Old High German: beran, peran
    • Middle High German: bëren, bërn
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