Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hertā

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 *hertô.

Noun

*hertā n[1]

  1. heart

Inflection

Neuter an-stem
Singular
Nominative *hertā
Genitive *hirtini, *hertan
Singular Plural
Nominative *hertā *hertōn
Accusative *hertā *hertōn
Genitive *hirtini, *hertan *hertanō
Dative *hirtini, *hertan *hertum
Instrumental *hirtini, *hertan *hertum

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 59: “PWGmc *hertā”
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