Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/andaswaru

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 *andaswarō. Equivalent to *anda- +‎ *swaru.

Noun

*andaswaru f

1. (North Sea Germanic) answer, reply

   Synonym: *andawurdī

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*andaswaru
Genitive	*andaswarā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*andaswaru	*andaswarō
Accusative	*andaswarā	*andaswarā
Genitive	*andaswarā	*andaswarō
Dative	*andaswarē	*andaswarōm, *andaswarum
Instrumental	*andaswaru	*andaswarōm, *andaswarum

Descendants

• Old English: andswaru, andsware
  • Middle English: andsware, answere, answar, answer
    • Scots: answere, answer
    • English: answer
• Old Frisian: ondswer, ondsere, ondser
• Old Saxon: andswar, andswōr, antswōr