Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/beranwurti

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”) +‎ *wurti (“root, spice”).

Noun

*beranwurti m

1. bearwort, baldmoney, spignel (Meum athamanticum)

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*beranwurti
Genitive	*beranwurtī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*beranwurti	*beranwurtī
Accusative	*beranwurti	*beranwurtī
Genitive	*beranwurtī	*beranwurtijō
Dative	*beranwurtī	*beranwurtim, *beranwurtijum
Instrumental	*beranwurtī	*beranwurtim, *beranwurtijum

Alternative reconstructions

• *berawurti

Descendants

• Old English: *berawurt
  • Middle English: berwert
    • English: bearwort
• Old Saxon: *beranwurt, *berawurt
  • Middle Low German: berewort, bērwort, bērenwort, bērnewort
• Old High German: berawurz, berwurz, *beranwurzi
  • Middle Low German: berwurz, berwurze, berenwurz, bernwurz
    • German: Bärwurz