Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/birini

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”) +‎ *-ini.

Noun

*birini f

  1. she-bear

Declension

ī/jō-stem
Singular
Nominative *birini
Genitive *berunnjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *birini *berunnjō
Accusative *berunnjā *berunnjā
Genitive *berunnjā *berunnjō
Dative *berunnjē *berunnjōm, *berunnjum
Instrumental *berunnju *berunnjōm, *berunnjum

Descendants

  • Old English: biren
  • Old Saxon: *birin,[1] *berinnia
    • Middle Low German: bērinne
  • Old Dutch: *berinna
    • Middle Dutch: bērinne
  • Old High German: birin

References

  1. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “*birin?”, in Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 5th edition
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