Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwerþrą

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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[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

*kwerþrą n

  1. bait
Inflection[edit]
neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwerþrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
vocative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
accusative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
genitive *kwerþras, *kwirþris *kwerþrǫ̂
dative *kwirþrai *kwerþramaz
instrumental *kwerþrō *kwerþramiz
Descendants[edit]
  • Old High German: querdar

Etymology 2[edit]

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[edit]

*kwerþrą n

  1. cut, cut off piece, edge
Inflection[edit]
neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwerþrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
vocative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
accusative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
genitive *kwerþras, *kwirþris *kwerþrǫ̂
dative *kwirþrai *kwerþramaz
instrumental *kwerþrō *kwerþramiz
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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