Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/westraz
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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
Etymology edit
| PIE word |
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| *wek(ʷ)speros |
From Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (“evening, dusk”), with the -p- passing to -t- under the influence of the dentals in *austraz, *nurþraz, *sunþraz.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*westraz (comparative *westrōzô, superlative *westrōstaz)
Inflection edit
Declension of *westraz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *westraz | *westrai | *westrō | *westrôz | *westrą, -atō | *westrō |
| Accusative | *westranǭ | *westranz | *westrǭ | *westrōz | *westrą, -atō | *westrō |
| Genitive | *westras, -is | *westraizǫ̂ | *westraizōz | *westraizǫ̂ | *westras, -is | *westraizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *westrammai | *westraimaz | *westraizōi | *westraimaz | *westrammai | *westraimaz |
| Instrumental | *westranō | *westraimiz | *westraizō | *westraimiz | *westranō | *westraimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *westrô | *westraniz | *westrǭ | *westrōniz | *westrô | *westrōnō |
| Accusative | *westranų | *westranunz | *westrōnų | *westrōnunz | *westrô | *westrōnō |
| Genitive | *westriniz | *westranǫ̂ | *westrōniz | *westrōnǫ̂ | *westriniz | *westranǫ̂ |
| Dative | *westrini | *westrammaz | *westrōni | *westrōmaz | *westrini | *westrammaz |
| Instrumental | *westrinē | *westrammiz | *westrōnē | *westrōmiz | *westrinē | *westrammiz |
Coordinate terms edit
(compass points)
| *nurþraz | ||
| *westraz | 
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*austraz |
| *sunþraz |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *westr
Adverb edit
*westraz (comparative *westrōz, superlative *westrōst)