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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *herutaz.
Noun
*herut m
- deer, stag
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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*herut
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| Genitive
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*herutas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*herut
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*herutō, *herutōs
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| Accusative
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*herut
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*herutā
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| Genitive
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*herutas
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*herutō
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| Dative
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*herutē
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*herutum
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| Instrumental
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*herutu
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*herutum
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Descendants
- Old English: heorot, heorut, heort
- Old Frisian: hert
- Saterland Frisian: Hart
- West Frisian: hart
- Old Saxon: hirut, hirot
- Middle Low German: herte, harte
- ⇒ German Low German: Hartbuck
- Old Dutch: hirut
- Old High German: hiruz, hirz
- Middle High German: hirz
- Bavarian:
- Cimbrian: hirsch
- Mòcheno: hirsch
- German: Hirsch
- → Luxembourgish: Hirsch
- → North Frisian: hirsk
- → Plautdietsch: Hersch
- → Saterland Frisian: Hirsk
- Luxembourgish: Hierz (archaic)
- Yiddish: הירש (hirsh)