Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bermô

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

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-mō, from *bʰer- (“to boil”). Cognate with Latin fermentum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈber.mɔːː/

Noun

*bermô m

yeast

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *bermô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bermô	*bermaniz
vocative	*bermô	*bermaniz
accusative	*bermanų	*bermanunz
genitive	*birminiz	*bermanǫ̂
dative	*birmini	*bermammaz
instrumental	*birminē	*bermammiz

Descendants

Old English: beorma
- Middle English: berme, barme, berm, barm, beorme
  - Scots: barm, berme, barme, baurm
  - English: barm
Old Frisian: berma
- Saterland Frisian: Bierme
- West Frisian: berme
Old Saxon: *bermo; *berma
- Middle Low German: berm, barm
  - German Low German: Barm
    - → German: Bärme
  - Low German: Bärme, Bärm
  - → Danish: bærme
  - → Swedish: bärma
  - → Norwegian: bærme, berme
Old Dutch: *bermo; *berma
- Middle Dutch: berme, berm, barme, barm

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