Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlūt(t)r

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-Germanic *hlūtraz.

Adjective edit

*hlūt(t)r[1]

  1. clean, clear, pure

Inflection edit

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hlūt(t)r
Genitive *hlūt(t)ras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hlūt(t)r *hlūt(t)ru *hlūt(t)r
Accusative *hlūt(t)ranā *hlūt(t)rā *hlūt(t)r
Genitive *hlūt(t)ras *hlūt(t)reʀā *hlūt(t)ras
Dative *hlūt(t)rumē *hlūt(t)reʀē *hlūt(t)rumē
Instrumental *hlūt(t)ru *hlūt(t)reʀu *hlūt(t)ru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hlūt(t)rē *hlūt(t)rō *hlūt(t)ru
Accusative *hlūt(t)rā *hlūt(t)rā *hlūt(t)ru
Genitive *hlūt(t)reʀō *hlūt(t)reʀō *hlūt(t)reʀō
Dative *hlūt(t)rēm, *hlūt(t)rum *hlūt(t)rēm, *hlūt(t)rum *hlūt(t)rēm, *hlūt(t)rum
Instrumental *hlūt(t)rēm, *hlūt(t)rum *hlūt(t)rēm, *hlūt(t)rum *hlūt(t)rēm, *hlūt(t)rum

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: hlūtor
  • Old Frisian: hlutter
  • Old Saxon: hluttar
  • Old Dutch: luttira (plural)
    • Middle Dutch: luter (Middle and Modern Dutch louter is via High German)
  • Old High German: hlūtar

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54:PWGmc *hlūtr, *hlūttra-