Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/beranwurti

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 *berō (“bear”) +‎ *wurti (“root, spice”).

Noun

*beranwurti m

  1. bearwort, baldmoney, spignel (Meum athamanticum)

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *beranwurti
Genitive *beranwurtī
Singular Plural
Nominative *beranwurti *beranwurtī
Accusative *beranwurti *beranwurtī
Genitive *beranwurtī *beranwurtijō
Dative *beranwurtī *beranwurtim, *beranwurtijum
Instrumental *beranwurtī *beranwurtim, *beranwurtijum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *berawurti

Descendants

  • >? Old English: *berawyrt, *beranwyrt
  • Old Saxon: *beranwurt, *berawurt
    • Middle Low German: berewort, bērwort, bērenwort, bērnewort
  • Old High German: berawurz, berwurz, *beranwurzi
    • Middle Low German: berwurz, berwurze, berenwurz, bernwurz
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