Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bitr
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *bitraz. Equivalent to *bītan + *-r.
Adjective[edit]
*bitr[1]
Inflection[edit]
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *bitr | ||
| Genitive | *bittras | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bitr | *bittru | *bitr |
| Accusative | *bittranā | *bittrā | *bitr |
| Genitive | *bittras | *bittreʀā | *bittras |
| Dative | *bittrumē | *bittreʀē | *bittrumē |
| Instrumental | *bittru | *bittreʀu | *bittru |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *bittrē | *bittrō | *bittru |
| Accusative | *bittrā | *bittrā | *bittru |
| Genitive | *bittreʀō | *bittreʀō | *bittreʀō |
| Dative | *bittrēm, *bittrum | *bittrēm, *bittrum | *bittrēm, *bittrum |
| Instrumental | *bittrēm, *bittrum | *bittrēm, *bittrum | *bittrēm, *bittrum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: biter, bitter
- Old Frisian: *bitter
- Old Saxon: bittar
- Old Dutch: bitter
- Old High German: bittar, pittar
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54: “PWGmc *bitr, *bittra-”
Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeyd-
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-r
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic adjectives
- gmw-pro:Taste
- Proto-West Germanic a-stem adjectives