Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰérǵʰs
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise up, be elevated”) + *-s (root nominal suffix).
Noun
*bʰérǵʰs f[1]
Inflection
| Athematic, amphikinetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | *bʰérǵʰs | ||
| genitive | *bʰr̥ǵʰés | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *bʰérǵʰs | *bʰérǵʰh₁(e) | *bʰérǵʰes |
| vocative | *bʰérǵʰ | *bʰérǵʰh₁(e) | *bʰérǵʰes |
| accusative | *bʰérǵʰm̥ | *bʰérǵʰh₁(e) | *bʰérǵʰm̥s |
| genitive | *bʰr̥ǵʰés | *? | *bʰr̥ǵʰóHom |
| ablative | *bʰr̥ǵʰés | *? | *bʰr̥ǵʰmós, *bʰr̥ǵʰbʰós |
| dative | *bʰr̥ǵʰéy | *? | *bʰr̥ǵʰmós, *bʰr̥ǵʰbʰós |
| locative | *bʰérǵʰ, *bʰérǵʰi | *? | *bʰr̥ǵʰsú |
| instrumental | *bʰr̥ǵʰéh₁ | *? | *bʰr̥ǵʰmís, *bʰr̥ǵʰbʰís |
Descendants
- Proto-Celtic: *brixs, *brigā (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *burgz (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic:
- >? Ancient Greek: πύργος (púrgos)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *bʰr̥ȷ́ʰás
Further reading
- Pokorny, Julius (1959), “bhereg̑h-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 140-141
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*brig-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*burg-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
References
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*bherĝh- ~ *bhr̥ĝh-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 269