Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Bernuharduz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *bernuz (“bear”) +‎ *harduz (“hard, brave”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈber.nuˌxɑr.ðuz/

Noun

*Bernuharduz m

a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Bernuharduz (u-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Bernuharduz
vocative	*Bernuhardu
accusative	*Bernuhardų
genitive	*Bernuhardauz
dative	*Bernuhardiwi
instrumental	*Bernuhardū

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Bernuhardu
- Old English: Beornheard
- Old Dutch: *Bernhard
  - Middle Dutch: Bernaerd
    - Dutch: Bernaart
    - → English: Bernard
- Old High German: Bernhart
  - Middle High German: Bernhart
    - German: Bernard, Bernhard, Bernhardt, Bernhart
- → Latin: Bernardus (see there for further descendants)
Old Norse: Bjarnharðr, Bjarnarður
- Icelandic: Bjarnharður, Bernharður, Bernarður