Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/morþr

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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[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *murþrą.

Noun[edit]

*morþr n[1]

  1. murder

Inflection[edit]

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *morþr
Genitive *morþras
Singular Plural
Nominative *morþr *morþru
Accusative *morþr *morþru
Genitive *morþras *morþrō
Dative *morþrē *morþrum
Instrumental *morþru *morþrum

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 327:PWGmc *morþr