Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smal
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *smalaz.
Adjective
edit*smal (comparative *smaliʀō, superlative *smalist)[1]
Inflection
edit| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *smal | ||
| Genitive | *smalas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *smal | *smalu | *smal |
| Accusative | *smalanā | *smalā | *smal |
| Genitive | *smalas | *smaleʀā | *smalas |
| Dative | *smalumē | *smaleʀē | *smalumē |
| Instrumental | *smalu | *smaleʀu | *smalu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *smalē | *smalō | *smalu |
| Accusative | *smalā | *smalā | *smalu |
| Genitive | *smaleʀō | *smaleʀō | *smaleʀō |
| Dative | *smalēm, *smalum | *smalēm, *smalum | *smalēm, *smalum |
| Instrumental | *smalēm, *smalum | *smalēm, *smalum | *smalēm, *smalum |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148: “PWGmc *smal”