Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/atgaiʀ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *atgaizaz; equivalent to *at +‎ *gaiʀ.

Noun

*atgaiʀ m

1. spear

   Synonyms: *darōþu, *frankō, *gaiʀ, *speut

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*atgaiʀ
Genitive	*atgaiʀas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*atgaiʀ	*atgaiʀō, *atgaiʀōs
Accusative	*atgaiʀ	*atgaiʀā
Genitive	*atgaiʀas	*atgaiʀō
Dative	*atgaiʀē	*atgaiʀum
Instrumental	*atgaiʀu	*atgaiʀum

Derived terms

• *atgaiʀī n

Descendants

• Old English: ætgār, ætegār, ategār m; ætgǣre, ætgēre n (< *atgaiʀī)
  • Middle English: hategar
  • → English: atgar
• Old Frisian: etgēr
• Old High German: *atigēr, azgēr, azigēr
  • Middle High German: atigēr, azigēr