Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-wintrī

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-wintruz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Suffix

*-wintrī

1. years old
2. years lasting

Declension

ja-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*-wintrī
Genitive	*-wintrijas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-wintrī	*-wintriju	*-wintrī
Accusative	*-wintrijanā	*-wintrijā	*-wintrī
Genitive	*-wintrijas	*-wintrijeʀā	*-wintrijas
Dative	*-wintrijumē	*-wintrijeʀē	*-wintrijumē
Instrumental	*-wintriju	*-wintrijeʀu	*-wintriju
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*-wintrijē	*-wintrijō	*-wintriju
Accusative	*-wintrijā	*-wintrijā	*-wintriju
Genitive	*-wintrijeʀō	*-wintrijeʀō	*-wintrijeʀō
Dative	*-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum	*-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum	*-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum
Instrumental	*-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum	*-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum	*-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum

Descendants

• Old English: -wintre
  • Middle English: -winter