Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unwedrą

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

Etymology

From *un- +‎ *wedrą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈun.ˌweð.rɑ̃/

Noun

*unwedrą n

  1. bad weather, storm

Inflection

Declension of *unwedrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *unwedrą *unwedrō
vocative *unwedrą *unwedrō
accusative *unwedrą *unwedrō
genitive *unwedras, *unwidris *unwedrǫ̂
dative *unwedrai *unwedramaz
instrumental *unwedrō *unwedramiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *unwedr
    • Old English: unweder
      • Middle English: unweder (hapax)
      • → English: unweather (calque)
    • Old Frisian: unweder
      • Saterland Frisian: Uunweeder
      • West Frisian: ûnwaar
    • Old Saxon: unwedar
    • Old Dutch: *unwedar
    • Old High German: unwetar
      • Middle High German: unweter, unwiter
  • Old Norse: úveðr, óveðr
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