Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwerþrą
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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
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Pre-Germanic *gʷérh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).
Noun edit
*kwerþrą n
Inflection edit
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwerþrą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *kwerþrą | *kwerþrō | |
| vocative | *kwerþrą | *kwerþrō | |
| accusative | *kwerþrą | *kwerþrō | |
| genitive | *kwerþras, *kwirþris | *kwerþrǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kwirþrai | *kwerþramaz | |
| instrumental | *kwerþrō | *kwerþramiz | |
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Pre-Germanic *gʷértrom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷer- (“to cut up, off”). Compare Hittite 𒆪𒅕 (ku-er, “to cut up”), although Kloekhorst reconstructs a different root.
Noun edit
*kwerþrą n
Inflection edit
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwerþrą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *kwerþrą | *kwerþrō | |
| vocative | *kwerþrą | *kwerþrō | |
| accusative | *kwerþrą | *kwerþrō | |
| genitive | *kwerþras, *kwirþris | *kwerþrǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kwirþrai | *kwerþramaz | |
| instrumental | *kwerþrō | *kwerþramiz | |
Descendants edit
References edit
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 212
- Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 486-487