Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/libruwurti

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 *libru (“liver”) +‎ *wurti (“root”).

Noun

*libruwurti m

1. liverwort

   Synonym: *librumos

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*libruwurti
Genitive	*libruwurtī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*libruwurti	*libruwurtī
Accusative	*libruwurti	*libruwurtī
Genitive	*libruwurtī	*libruwurtijō
Dative	*libruwurtī	*libruwurtim, *libruwurtijum
Instrumental	*libruwurtī	*libruwurtim, *libruwurtijum

Descendants

• Old English: liferwyrt
  • Middle English: lyuerwort, liuerewort, lyverwort, liverwort
    • English: liverwort
• Old Saxon: *leverwurt
  • Middle Low German: lêverwort
    • → Swedish: lefverört
• Old Dutch: *levarwurt
  • Middle Dutch: leverworte
• Old High German: *lebarwurz
  • Middle Low German: leberwurz
    • German: Leberwurz