Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unwerþaz

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- +‎ *werþaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /un.ˈwer.θɑz/

Adjective

*unwerþaz

  1. unworthy

Inflection

Declension of *unwerþaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *unwerþaz *unwerþō *unwerþą, -atō *unwerþai *unwerþôz *unwerþō
accusative *unwerþanǭ *unwerþǭ *unwerþą, -atō *unwerþanz *unwerþōz *unwerþō
genitive *unwerþas, -is *unwerþaizōz *unwerþas, -is *unwerþaizǫ̂ *unwerþaizǫ̂ *unwerþaizǫ̂
dative *unwerþammai *unwerþaizōi *unwerþammai *unwerþaimaz *unwerþaimaz *unwerþaimaz
instrumental *unwerþanō *unwerþaizō *unwerþanō *unwerþaimiz *unwerþaimiz *unwerþaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *unwerþô *unwerþǭ *unwerþô *unwerþaniz *unwerþōniz *unwerþōnō
accusative *unwerþanų *unwerþōnų *unwerþô *unwerþanunz *unwerþōnunz *unwerþōnō
genitive *unwerþiniz *unwerþōniz *unwerþiniz *unwerþanǫ̂ *unwerþōnǫ̂ *unwerþanǫ̂
dative *unwerþini *unwerþōni *unwerþini *unwerþammaz *unwerþōmaz *unwerþammaz
instrumental *unwerþinē *unwerþōnē *unwerþinē *unwerþammiz *unwerþōmiz *unwerþammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *unwerþ
    • Old English: unweorþ; unwierþe, unwyrþe
    • Old Saxon: *unwerth
    • Old Dutch: *unwerth
      • Middle Dutch: onwert, onweert, onwaert
        • Dutch: onwaard
    • Old High German: unwerd
  • Gothic: *𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (*unwairþs) (see the derived adverb 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌱𐌰 (unwairþaba))
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