Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aitr
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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 *aitrą.
Noun[edit]
*aitr n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *aitr | |
| Genitive | *aittras | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *aitr | *aittru |
| Accusative | *aitr | *aittru |
| Genitive | *aittras | *aittrō |
| Dative | *aittrē | *aittrum |
| Instrumental | *aittru | *aittrum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: ātor, āttor, ǣtor, ǣttor
- Old Frisian: āter, ater, ātter, atter
- Old Saxon: ēttor, ēttar; eitir
- Old Dutch: *ētar, *ēttar; eitir
- Old High German: eitar, eittar
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 *aitr, *aittra-”