Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hertā
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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 *hertô.
Noun[edit]
*hertā n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter an-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *hertā | |
| Genitive | *hertini, *hertan | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hertā | *hertōn |
| Accusative | *hertā | *hertōn |
| Genitive | *hertini, *hertan | *hertanō |
| Dative | *hertini, *hertan | *hertum |
| Instrumental | *hertini, *hertan | *hertum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: heorte, herte; hearte, hiorte
- Old Frisian: herte, hirte
- Old Saxon: herta, herte
- Old Dutch: herta
- Old High German: herza
- Middle High German: hërze, hërz
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59: “PWGmc *hertā”