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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barwaz
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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
Alternative forms
- *baruz
Etymology
This word only has cognates in Slavic. Kroonen states that the reconstructed proto-form would reflect *bʰorwos, and states that it is a Germanic-Slavic isogloss.[1] See Proto-Slavic *borъ (“pine tree”). Orr considers the possibility that it is a loan, in particular the ŭ-declension being copied. In this case the Germanic meaning would be more derived, with a shift from the Slavic sense “pine grove” to “forest (in general)" for which compare Proto-Slavic *dǫbrava (“oak grove; forest in general”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑr.wɑz/
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *barwaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *barwaz | *barwōz, *barwōs | |
| vocative | *barw | *barwōz, *barwōs | |
| accusative | *barwą | *barwanz | |
| genitive | *barwas, *barwis | *barwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *barwai | *barwamaz | |
| instrumental | *barwō | *barwamiz | |
Related terms
- ⇒? *barō
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Orr, Robert A. (2003) “Murk: A Neglected Slavic Loanword in Germanic?”, in Canadian Slavonic Papers, volume 45, number 1/2, pages 50, 56
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