Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ait(t)r
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *aitrą.
Noun edit
*ait(t)r n[1]
Inflection edit
Neuter a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *ait(t)r | |
Genitive | *ait(t)ras | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *ait(t)r | *ait(t)ru |
Accusative | *ait(t)r | *ait(t)ru |
Genitive | *ait(t)ras | *ait(t)rō |
Dative | *ait(t)rē | *ait(t)rum |
Instrumental | *ait(t)ru | *ait(t)rum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: ātor, āttor, ǣtor, ǣttor
- Old Frisian: āter, ater, ātter, atter
- Old Saxon: ēttor, ēttar; eitir
- Old Dutch: *ētar, *ēttar; eitir
- Old High German: eitar, eittar
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54: “PWGmc *aitr, *aittra-”