Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barkuz

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

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérHǵos (source of Lithuanian béržas, Czech bříza, Ossetian бӕрз (bærz)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑr.kuz/

Noun

*barkuz m

bark of a tree

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *barkuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*barkuz	*barkiwiz
vocative	*barku	*barkiwiz
accusative	*barkų	*barkunz
genitive	*barkauz	*barkiwǫ̂
dative	*barkiwi	*barkumaz
instrumental	*barkū	*barkumiz

Related terms

*barką
*burkō

Descendants

Old Frisian: *bark
- Saterland Frisian: Boark
Old Saxon: *barku
- Middle Low German: barke, borke
  - Low German: Borke
  - Plautdietsch: Boakj
Old Dutch: *bark, *berk
- Middle Dutch: barc, berc
  - Dutch: bark
Old Norse: bǫrkr
- Icelandic: börkur
- Faroese: børkur, bark
- Norwegian:
  - Bokmål: bark
  - Nynorsk bork
- Old Swedish: barker
  - Swedish: bark
- Old Danish: bark
  - Danish: bark
- Middle English: bark
  - English: bark
- German: Borke
  - Italian: buccia

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