Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brāmabaʀi

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *brām (“blackberry; bramble”) +‎ *baʀi (“berry”).

Noun

*brāmabaʀi n

blackberry

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*brāmabaʀi
Genitive	*brāmabaʀjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*brāmabaʀi	*brāmabaʀju
Accusative	*brāmabaʀi	*brāmabaʀju
Genitive	*brāmabaʀjas	*brāmabaʀjō
Dative	*brāmabaʀjē	*brāmabaʀjum
Instrumental	*brāmabaʀju	*brāmabaʀjum

Alternative forms

*brāmabasi

Descendants

Old English: brēmber
- Middle English: brambere, brambre, brembre
  - English: bramberry
Old Saxon: brāmberi
- Middle Low German: bramber
  - German Low German:
    Westphalian:
    Westmünsterländisch: Brommbeer
    East Westphalian: Brümber (Ravensberg)
  - → Danish: brambær, brombær
    - → Icelandic: brómber
  - → Swedish: brambär, brombär
Old High German: brāmberi
- Middle High German: brāmber
  - German: Brombeere