Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/herþr

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 *herþrą.

Noun

*herþr n

1. intestines, guts
2. chest, breast, torso

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*herþr
Genitive	*herþras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*herþr	*herþru
Accusative	*herþr	*herþru
Genitive	*herþras	*herþrō
Dative	*herþrē	*herþrum
Instrumental	*herþru	*herþrum

Derived terms

• *middjahriþrī

Descendants

• Old English: hreþer
• Old High German: *herdar
  • ⇒ Old High German: smalaherdar (“small intestine, gut”)