Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kupprīn

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 *kopr (“copper”) +‎ *-īn (adjective suffix). Compare Latin cyprīnus (“made of copper”).

Adjective

*kupprīn

  1. made of or resembling copper, coppern

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *kupprīn
Genitive *kupprīnas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kupprīn *kupprīnu *kupprīn
Accusative *kupprīnanā *kupprīnā *kupprīn
Genitive *kupprīnas *kupprīneʀā *kupprīnas
Dative *kupprīnumē *kupprīneʀē *kupprīnumē
Instrumental *kupprīnu *kupprīneʀu *kupprīnu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kupprīnē *kupprīnō *kupprīnu
Accusative *kupprīnā *kupprīnā *kupprīnu
Genitive *kupprīneʀō *kupprīneʀō *kupprīneʀō
Dative *kupprīnēm, *kupprīnum *kupprīnēm, *kupprīnum *kupprīnēm, *kupprīnum
Instrumental *kupprīnēm, *kupprīnum *kupprīnēm, *kupprīnum *kupprīnēm, *kupprīnum

Descendants

  • Old English: cypren, cyperen
    • Middle English: copren, copryn, copron
      • English: coppern
  • Old Saxon: *kupperīn, *kuprīn
    • Middle Low German: kuppern, kupperen, koppern, kopperen, kōperen
      • German Low German: kopern
  • Old Dutch: *kuppirīn, *kuprīn
  • Old High German: *kupfirīn
    • Middle High German: kupferīn, küpferīn, köpferīn
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