Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ankurō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ankurô.

Noun

*ankurō m

  1. anchor

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *ankurō
Genitive *ankurini, *ankuran
Singular Plural
Nominative *ankurō *ankuran
Accusative *ankuran *ankuran
Genitive *ankurini, *ankuran *ankuranō
Dative *ankurini, *ankuran *ankurum
Instrumental *ankurini, *ankuran *ankurum

Descendants

  • Old English: ancor, ancer, oncer
    • Middle English: anker, ancre, aunkir, ankor, ankur, ankir, ancher, ancour, hanker
      • English: anchor (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: anchor, anker
  • Old Frisian: anker, onker
  • Old Saxon: *ankaro
  • Old Dutch: *ankaro
  • Old High German: ankero, anker
    • Middle High German: anker
      • German: Anker (see there for further descendants)
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