Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kopr
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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]
Borrowed from Latin cuprum (“copper”).[1]
Noun[edit]
*kopr n
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *kopr | |
| Genitive | *kopras | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *kopr | *kopru |
| Accusative | *kopr | *kopru |
| Genitive | *kopras | *koprō |
| Dative | *koprē | *koprum |
| Instrumental | *kopru | *koprum |
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *koppr
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Miller, D. Gary (2012 June 13) “Early loanwords from Latin and Greek”, in External Influences on English: From its Beginnings to the Renaissance, Oxford University Press, , →ISBN, § 4.5, page 65.
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “koparr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill