Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bergaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos (“hill”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈber.ɣɑz/

Noun

*bergaz m

  1. hill, mountain

Inflection

Declension of *bergaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bergaz *bergōz, *bergōs
vocative *berg *bergōz, *bergōs
accusative *bergą *berganz
genitive *bergas, *birgis *bergǫ̂
dative *bergai *bergamaz
instrumental *bergō *bergamiz

Derived terms

  • *Bergafriþuz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*berga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 60
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