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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barniskaz

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 *barną (child) + *-iskaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑr.nis.kɑz/

Adjective

*barniskaz[1]

  1. childish

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *barnisk
    • Old English: *bearnisċ
      • Middle English: *barnisch, *bernisch (possibly a merger with Old Norse bernskr)
        • English: bairnish, barnish (dialectal) (possibly a new formation)
        • Scots: bairnish (possibly a new formation)
    • Old Frisian: *bernisk
      • Saterland Frisian: bäidensk
  • Old Norse: bernskr
    • Icelandic: bernskur
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*barniskaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 37
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