Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/deuʀ

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *deuzą.

Noun

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*deuʀ n[1]

  1. (wild) animal, beast

Inflection

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Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *deuʀ
Genitive *deuʀas
Singular Plural
Nominative *deuʀ *deuʀu
Accusative *deuʀ *deuʀu
Genitive *deuʀas *deuʀō
Dative *deuʀē *deuʀum
Instrumental *deuʀu *deuʀum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86:PWGmc *deuz