Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/minniʀō

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 *minnizô.

Adjective

*minniʀō

1. comparative degree of *fau (“few”): fewer

Inflection

n-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*minniʀō
Genitive	*minniʀini, *minniʀan
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*minniʀō	*minniʀā	*minniʀā
Accusative	*minniʀan	*minniʀōn	*minniʀā
Genitive	*minniʀini, *minniʀan	*minniʀōn	*minniʀini, *minniʀan
Dative	*minniʀini, *minniʀan	*minniʀōn	*minniʀini, *minniʀan
Instrumental	*minniʀini, *minniʀan	*minniʀōn	*minniʀini, *minniʀan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*minniʀan	*minniʀōn	*minniʀōn
Accusative	*minniʀan	*minniʀōn	*minniʀōn
Genitive	*minniʀanō	*minniʀōnō	*minniʀanō
Dative	*minniʀum	*minniʀōm, *minniʀum	*minniʀum
Instrumental	*minniʀum	*minniʀōm, *minniʀum	*minniʀum

Derived terms

• *minniʀōn

Descendants

• Old Saxon: minniro
• Old Dutch: minniro
  • Middle Dutch: minre
    • Dutch: minder
• Old High German: minniro
  • Middle High German: minder, minner, minre
    • Cimbrian: mindor
    • German: minder
    • Luxembourgish: manner