< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/barm
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *barmaz.
Noun
*barm m
- lap
- bosom
Inflection
Masculine a-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | ||
Nominative | *barm | |
Genitive | *barmas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *barm | *barmō, *barmōs |
Accusative | *barm | *barmā |
Genitive | *barmas | *barmō |
Dative | *barmē | *barmum |
Instrumental | *barmu | *barmum |
Descendants
- Old English: bearm
- Middle English: barm, berm, berme, barme, bearm
- English: barm
- Scots: berme, berm, barm
- Middle English: barm, berm, berme, barme, bearm
- Old Frisian: *barm
- ⇒ Old Frisian: barmbracco
- Old Saxon: barm
- Middle Low German: barme
- Old High German: barm
- Middle High German: barm, barn, parm
- German: Barm
- Middle High German: barm, barn, parm