Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/abrūtā

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

Corrupted from earlier *abrotā under the influence of *rūtā (“rue (bitter herb)”), borrowed from Vulgar Latin *abrota (“southernwood”) (compare cognate Old French abrote), from Latin abrotonum, abrotanum.

Noun

*abrūtā f

1. southernwood

   Synonyms: *abruttjā, *stabawurti

Declension

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*abrūtā
Genitive	*abrūtōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*abrūtā	*abrūtōn
Accusative	*abrūtōn	*abrūtōn
Genitive	*abrūtōn	*abrūtōnō
Dative	*abrūtōn	*abrūtōm, *abrūtum
Instrumental	*abrūtōn	*abrūtōm, *abrūtum

Alternative reconstructions

• *abrotā

Derived terms

• *abruttjā

Descendants

• Old Saxon: afreta, avarata
  • Middle Low German: afrūde, aberrūde, afrūte, averrūde, ēverrūde, ēverūde, ēverūth
    • German Low German: Hawerut, Häweriut
• Old Dutch: *avarūta
  • Middle Dutch: averûde, averûte
    • Dutch: averuit
• Old High German: afaruza, avaruza, abruta, *abarūta
  • Middle High German: aberrūte, abrūte
    • German: Eberraute, Aberraute, Afrusch
    • → Hungarian: ebruta