Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/erþubaʀi

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 Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją. Equivalent to *erþu (“earth”) +‎ *baʀi (“berry”)

Noun

*erþubaʀi n

strawberry

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*erþubaʀi
Genitive	*erþubaʀjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*erþubaʀi	*erþubaʀju
Accusative	*erþubaʀi	*erþubaʀju
Genitive	*erþubaʀjas	*erþubaʀjō
Dative	*erþubaʀjē	*erþubaʀjum
Instrumental	*erþubaʀju	*erþubaʀjum

Descendants

Old English: eorþberiġe, eorþberie
Old Frisian: *irtheberie
- Saterland Frisian: Äidbäie
- West Frisian: ierdbei
Old Saxon: erthberi, erdberi
- Middle Low German: erdbere
  - German Low German: Eerdbeei, Eerdjebeei, Eerkebeei
  - Low German: Erebeie, Eerdbeer
  - Plautdietsch: Ieedbäa
Old Dutch: *erdberi
- Middle Dutch: erdbere
  - Dutch: aardbei
    - Afrikaans: aarbei
    - → Indonesian: arbei
Old High German: erdberi, erdperi
- Middle High German: erdbere
  - German: Erdbeere
  - Luxembourgish: Äerdbier
→ English: earthberry (calque)