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 *berô (“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 (calqued/adapted from Old French or Old High German)
- Old Dutch: *Bernhard (attested in placenames)
  - Middle Dutch: Bernaerd
    - Dutch: Bernaart
    - → English: Bernard
- Old High German: Bernhart
  - Middle High German: Bernhart
    - German: Bernard, Bernhard, Bernhardt, Bernhart
- → Latin: Bernardus
  - Catalan: Bernard, Bernat
  - Italian: Bernardo
  - Old French: Bernart
    - French: Bernard
  - Old Occitan: Bernart
  - → Lithuanian: Bernotas
  - → Polish: Bernard, Biernot
Old Norse: Bjarnharðr, Bjarnarður (calqued/adapted from Old English)
- Icelandic: Bjarnharður; Bernharður (from German or Danish), Bernarður (perhaps from French, Dutch or Latin)