Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwerþrą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʷer.θrɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Pre-Germanic *gʷérh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).

Noun

*kwerþrą n

1. bait

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwerþrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kwerþrą	*kwerþrō
vocative	*kwerþrą	*kwerþrō
accusative	*kwerþrą	*kwerþrō
genitive	*kwerþras, *kwirþris	*kwerþrǫ̂
dative	*kwerþrai	*kwerþramaz
instrumental	*kwerþrō	*kwerþramiz

Descendants

• Old High German: querdar
  • Middle High German: querder
    • German: Köder

Etymology 2

From Pre-Germanic *gʷértrom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷer- (“to cut up, off”). Compare Hittite 𒆪𒅕 (ku-er, “to cut up”), although Kloekhorst reconstructs a different root.

Noun

*kwerþrą n

1. cut, cut off piece, edge

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwerþrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kwerþrą	*kwerþrō
vocative	*kwerþrą	*kwerþrō
accusative	*kwerþrą	*kwerþrō
genitive	*kwerþras, *kwirþris	*kwerþrǫ̂
dative	*kwerþrai	*kwerþramaz
instrumental	*kwerþrō	*kwerþramiz

Descendants

• Middle Low German: querder, querdel, korder
• Old High German: querdar

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 212
• Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 486-487