Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/barī

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-Indo-European *bʰers-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *baraz.

Noun

*barī m

(Anglo-Frisian Germanic) barley
Synonym: *gerstu

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*barī
Genitive	*barijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*barī	barijō, barijōs
Accusative	*barī	*barijā
Genitive	*barijas	*barijō
Dative	*barijē	*barijum
Instrumental	*bariju	*barijum

Descendants

Old English: bere
- Middle English: bere
  - English: bere
  - Scots: bere, beir
- ⇒ Old English: bærlīċ
  - Middle English: barly, barlie, barlich, barlych, barlyche, barleche, barlick, barlykke, bareliche, berley
    - English: barley
    - Scots: barlie
    - Yola: baarich, barich, barach, barish, barlich

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