Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snotr
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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 *snutraz.
Adjective
edit*snotr[1]
Inflection
edit| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *snotr | ||
| Genitive | *snottras | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *snotr | *snottru | *snotr |
| Accusative | *snottranā | *snottrā | *snotr |
| Genitive | *snottras | *snottreʀā | *snottras |
| Dative | *snottrumē | *snottreʀē | *snottrumē |
| Instrumental | *snottru | *snottreʀu | *snottru |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *snottrē | *snottrō | *snottru |
| Accusative | *snottrā | *snottrā | *snottru |
| Genitive | *snottreʀō | *snottreʀō | *snottreʀō |
| Dative | *snottrēm, *snottrum | *snottrēm, *snottrum | *snottrēm, *snottrum |
| Instrumental | *snottrēm, *snottrum | *snottrēm, *snottrum | *snottrēm, *snottrum |
Descendants
edit- Old English: snotor, snottor, snoter
- Middle English: snoter
- ⇒? Saterland Frisian: snotterch (“brilliant, super-smart”)
- Old High German: snottar, snotar
References
edit- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54: “PWGmc *snotr, *snottra-”