Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

*barizaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰars-. Cognate with Latvian barĩba (“food”), Latin far n (“flour”) and fārīna f (“flour”), Faliscan 𐌚𐌀𐌓 (far, “emmer wheat”), Proto-Slavic *boršьno, Old Irish bairgen f (“bread, loaf”), Welsh bara (“bread”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.rɑz/

Noun

*baraz n

barley

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *baraz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*baraz	*barizō
vocative	*baraz	*barizō
accusative	*baraz	*barizō
genitive	*bariziz	*barizǫ̂
dative	*barizi	*barizumaz
instrumental	*barizē	*barizumiz

Descendants

Old English: bere
- Middle English: bere
  - English: bere
  - Scots: bere, beir
- ⇒ Old English: bærlīċ
  - Middle English: barly
    - English: barley
    - Scots: barlie
Old Norse: barr
Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (barizeins, “made of barley”) (from *bariz-īnaz from *barizaz)

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