Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/purpurā
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Proto-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin purpura (“purple”).[1] Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍀𐌿𐍂𐌰 (paurpura, “purple”).
Noun[edit]
*purpurā f
Inflection[edit]
ōn-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | ||
Nominative | *purpurā | |
Genitive | *purpurōn | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *purpurā | *purpurōn |
Accusative | *purpurōn | *purpurōn |
Genitive | *purpurōn | *purpurōnō |
Dative | *purpurōn | *purpurōm, *purpurum |
Instrumental | *purpurōn | *purpurōm, *purpurum |
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *purprā
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “purper”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
See also[edit]
*blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas | *falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair | *blak, *swart |
*raud | *brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn | *gelu |
*grōnī | *grōnī | |
*blāu | *blāu | |
*blāu | *purpurā |