Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hleuþr

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 *hleuþrą.

Noun

*hleuþr n[1]

  1. noise

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hleuþr
Genitive *hleuþras
Singular Plural
Nominative *hleuþr *hleuþru
Accusative *hleuþr *hleuþru
Genitive *hleuþras *hleuþrō
Dative *hleuþrē *hleuþrum
Instrumental *hleuþru *hleuþrum

Descendants

  • Old English: hlēoþor
  • Old High German: liodar

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 327: “PWGmc *hleuþr”
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