Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-þrą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *-dlą (l-variant Verner alternant; also from PIE *-dʰlom)
  • *-drą (Verner alternant; also from PIE *-dʰrom)
  • *-tlą (following an unvoiced consonant)
  • *-þlą (l-variant)
  • *-þlō f

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *-trom.

    Noun

    *-þrą n

    1. Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.

    Inflection

    Declension of *-þrą (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *-þrą *-þrō
    vocative *-þrą *-þrō
    accusative *-þrą *-þrō
    genitive *-þras, *-þris *-þrǫ̂
    dative *-þrai *-þramaz
    instrumental *-þrō *-þramiz

    Derived terms

    • *-istrą (possibly)

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *-þr
      • Old English: -þor
      • Old Frisian: -ther
      • Old Saxon: *thar
        • Middle Low German: -der
      • Old Dutch: *-thar, *-dar, *-der
      • Old High German: -dar
        • Middle High German: -der
    • Old Norse: -ðr
      • Icelandic: -ður
      • Old Swedish: -þer
    • Gothic: -𐌸𐍂 (-þr)