Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bitr

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 *bitraz. Equivalent to *bītan +‎ *-r.

Adjective

*bitr[1]

  1. bitter

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *bitr
Genitive *bittras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *bitr *bittru *bitr
Accusative *bittranā *bittrā *bitr
Genitive *bittras *bittreʀā *bittras
Dative *bittrumē *bittreʀē *bittrumē
Instrumental *bittru *bittreʀu *bittru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *bittrē *bittrō *bittru
Accusative *bittrā *bittrā *bittru
Genitive *bittreʀō *bittreʀō *bittreʀō
Dative *bittrēm, *bittrum *bittrēm, *bittrum *bittrēm, *bittrum
Instrumental *bittrēm, *bittrum *bittrēm, *bittrum *bittrēm, *bittrum

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54: “PWGmc *bitr, *bittra-”
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