Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dodrō

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

Unknown; possibly related to *dodr (“dodder”), see there.

Noun

*dodrō m

1. egg yolk

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*dodrō
Genitive	*dudrini, *dodran
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dodrō	*dodran
Accusative	*dodran	*dodran
Genitive	*dudrini, *dodran	*dodranō
Dative	*dudrini, *dodran	*dodrum
Instrumental	*dudrini, *dodran	*dodrum

Derived terms

• *aijadodrō
  • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: Oaidoderke
  • German Low German:

    Westmünsterländisch: Äidotter

  • Dutch: eidooier
  • German: Eidotter

Descendants

• Old English: *dydra
  • ⇒ Old English: *dydring, dydrin
• West Frisian: djerre, djirre
• Old Saxon: dodro
  • Middle Low German: doder, dodder, dȫder, dōdder; dodel, dōdel, dȫdel
    • German Low German:

      Altmärkisch: Dodder

      Westphalian:

      Dortmundisch: Dɔ̄ə, Dɔ̄əer

      Lippisch: Dödderk

      Ravensbergisch: Duaer

      Sauerländisch: Duater, Dotter (Niedersfeld, Bestwig, Felbecke), Dōeter (Wenden)

    • → Icelandic: döddur
• Old Dutch: *dodro
  • Middle Dutch: dōdre, dōder
    • Dutch: dooier
    • Limburgish: daore
• Old High German: totoro, tuter
  • Middle High German: toter, tuter
    • German: Dotter
    • Luxembourgish: Dueder