Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þornu

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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 *þurnuz, an alternative form of *þurnaz. The scattered descendants of this form soon took on i-stem forms.

Noun[edit]

*þornu m

  1. Alternative form of *þorn

Inflection[edit]

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *þornu
Genitive *þornō
Singular Plural
Nominative *þornu *þorniwi, *þornō
Accusative *þornu *þornū
Genitive *þornō *þorniwō
Dative *þorniwi, *þornō *þornum
Instrumental *þornu *þornum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: thorniun (dative plural)
  • Old Dutch: thorni (nominative plural)
  • Old High German: dornin, dornen (dative plural)