Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīnatrewą

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

Etymology

From *wīną (“wine”) +‎ *trewą (“tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.nɑ.ˌtre.wɑ̃/

Noun

*wīnatrewą n

1. vine

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *wīnatrewą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīnatrewą	*wīnatrewō
vocative	*wīnatrewą	*wīnatrewō
accusative	*wīnatrewą	*wīnatrewō
genitive	*wīnatrewas, *wīnatriwis	*wīnatrewǫ̂
dative	*wīnatriwai	*wīnatrewamaz
instrumental	*wīnatrewō	*wīnatrewamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wīnatreu
  • Old English: wīntrēow
    • Middle English: vyne-tre, wintre, wyn-tre (sometimes remodelled after vine (“grapevine”))
      • English: winetree, vinetree
• Old Norse: víntré
  • Icelandic: víntré
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (weinatriu)