Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ofn
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
 |
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]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *ufnaz, north and West Germanic variant of *uhnaz (“oven”).
Noun[edit]
*ofn m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *ofn | |
| Genitive | *ofnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ofn | *ofnō, *ofnōs |
| Accusative | *ofn | *ofnā |
| Genitive | *ofnas | *ofnō |
| Dative | *ofnē | *ofnum |
| Instrumental | *ofnu | *ofnum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: ofn, ofen; ofnet
- Old Frisian: oven
- Old Saxon: *ovan
- Old Dutch: *ovan
- Old High German: ofan, ovan, ovin
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 331: “PWGmc *ofn”