Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiʀ
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *aiz.
Noun[edit]
*aiʀ n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *aiʀ | |
| Genitive | *aiʀas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *aiʀ | *aiʀu |
| Accusative | *aiʀ | *aiʀu |
| Genitive | *aiʀas | *aiʀō |
| Dative | *aiʀē | *aiʀum |
| Instrumental | *aiʀu | *aiʀum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: ār
- Old Frisian: *ār, ēr
- Old Saxon: ēr
- Middle Low German: ēr
- Old Dutch: *ēr
- Middle Dutch: êer
- Old High German: ēr
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86: “PWGmc *aiz”