Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/magr
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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
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós (“tall, thin, lean, meager”).[1]
Adjective edit
*magr
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *magr | ||
| Genitive | *magras | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *magr | *magru | *magr |
| Accusative | *magranā | *magrā | *magr |
| Genitive | *magras | *magreʀā | *magras |
| Dative | *magrumē | *magreʀē | *magrumē |
| Instrumental | *magru | *magreʀu | *magru |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *magrē | *magrō | *magru |
| Accusative | *magrā | *magrā | *magru |
| Genitive | *magreʀō | *magreʀō | *magreʀō |
| Dative | *magrēm, *magrum | *magrēm, *magrum | *magrēm, *magrum |
| Instrumental | *magrēm, *magrum | *magrēm, *magrum | *magrēm, *magrum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: mæġer
- Old Frisian: *meger, *māger
- Old Saxon: *magar
- Old Dutch: *magar
- Old High German: magar