Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/heʀdā

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

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Indo-European *kes- (to card; comb).

Noun

edit

*heʀdā f

  1. tow, flax fibre

Inflection

edit
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *heʀdā
Genitive *heʀdōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *heʀdā *heʀdōn
Accusative *heʀdōn *heʀdōn
Genitive *heʀdōn *heʀdōnō
Dative *heʀdōn *heʀdōm, *heʀdum
Instrumental *heʀdōn *heʀdōm, *heʀdum

Alternative reconstructions

edit
  • *hiʀdā
edit

Descendants

edit