Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/artǭ

This Proto-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-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

*artǭ f[1]

  1. wagtail

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *artǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *artǭ *artōniz
vocative *artǭ *artōniz
accusative *artōnų *artōnunz
genitive *artōniz *artōnǫ̂
dative *artōni *artōmaz
instrumental *artōnē *artōmiz

Descendants edit

  • Old English: earte
  • Old Norse: arta

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*artō(n)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 36