Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/watōr

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 Proto-Indo-European *wédōr ~ *wednés, leveled collective of *wódr̥ ~ *udéns (“water”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.tɔːr/

    Noun

    *watōr n

    1. water

    Inflection

    The original heteroclitic alternation of r/n was preserved. The plural forms preserve the zero-grade forms of the suffix, and are like those of a neuter a-stem noun.

    Declension of *watōr (heteroclitic, irregular)
    singular plural
    nominative *watōr *watnō
    vocative *watōr *watnō
    accusative *watōr *watnō
    genitive *watiniz *watnǫ̂
    dative *watini *watnamaz
    instrumental *watinē *watnamiz

    Derived terms

    • *watrijaną
    • *watrōną
    • *watnōną

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*watar- ~ *watan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 575-6

    Further reading

    • Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 197
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