Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-þr

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-þrą.

Suffix

*-þr n

1. Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.
2. Forms agent nouns.

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*-þr
Genitive	*-þras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*-þr	*-þru
Accusative	*-þr	*-þru
Genitive	*-þras	*-þrō
Dative	*-þrē	*-þrum
Instrumental	*-þru	*-þrum

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-þr

Descendants

• Old English: -þor
• Old Frisian: -ther
• Old Saxon: *thar
  • Middle Low German: -der
• Old Dutch: *-thar, *-dar, *-der
  • Middle Dutch: -der
• Old High German: -dar
  • Middle High German: -der