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

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

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