Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kwerku

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 *kwerkō.

Noun

*kwerku f

  1. throat

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *kwerku
Genitive *kwerkā
Singular Plural
Nominative *kwerku *kwerkō
Accusative *kwerkā *kwerkā
Genitive *kwerkā *kwerkō
Dative *kwerkē *kwerkōm, *kwerkum
Instrumental *kwerku *kwerkōm, *kwerkum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *querka
    • Middle Low German: querke, quarke
  • Old High German: querka, querkala, querkela
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