Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barniskaz

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 *barną (“child”) +‎ *-iskaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑr.nis.kɑz/

Adjective

*barniskaz[1]

  1. childish

Inflection

Declension of *barniskaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *barniskaz *barniskō *barniską, *-at(ō) *barniskai *barniskôz *barniskō
accusative *barniskanǭ *barniskǭ *barniską, *-at(ō) *barniskanz *barniskōz *barniskō
genitive *barniskas, *barniskis *barniskaizōz *barniskas, *barniskis *barniskaizǫ̂ *barniskaizǫ̂ *barniskaizǫ̂
dative *barniskammai *barniskaizōi *barniskammai *barniskaimaz *barniskaimaz *barniskaimaz
instrumental *barniskanō *barniskaizō *barniskanō *barniskaimiz *barniskaimiz *barniskaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *barniskô *barniskǭ *barniskô *barniskaniz *barniskōniz *barniskōnō
accusative *barniskanų *barniskōnų *barniskô *barniskanunz *barniskōnunz *barniskōnō
genitive *barniskiniz *barniskōniz *barniskiniz *barniskanǫ̂ *barniskōnǫ̂ *barniskanǫ̂
dative *barniskini *barniskōni *barniskini *barniskammaz *barniskōmaz *barniskammaz
instrumental *barniskinē *barniskōnē *barniskinē *barniskammiz *barniskōmiz *barniskammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *barnisk
    • Old English: *bearnisċ
      • Middle English: *barnisch, *bernisch (possibly a merger with Old Norse bernskr)
        • English: bairnish, barnish (dialectal) (possibly a new formation)
        • Scots: bairnish (possibly a new formation)
    • Old Frisian: *bernisk
      • Saterland Frisian: bäidensk
  • Old Norse: bernskr
    • Icelandic: bernskur
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (barnisks)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*barniskaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 37
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