Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/harpā
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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 *harpǭ.
Noun[edit]
*harpā f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *harpā | |
| Genitive | *harpōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *harpā | *harpōn |
| Accusative | *harpōn | *harpōn |
| Genitive | *harpōn | *harpōnō |
| Dative | *harpōn | *harpōm, *harpum |
| Instrumental | *harpōn | *harpōm, *harpum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: hearpe
- Old Frisian: *herpe
- Old Saxon: harpa
- Old Dutch: *harpa
- Old High German: harfa, *harpha
- → Late Latin: harpa (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180: “PWGmc *harpā”