Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/middjahriþrī

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

Metathesized from earlier Proto-Germanic *middjahirþrī, perhaps under the influence of *middjahrif (“midrif”), from *midi (“middle, mid”) +‎ *herþr (“intestines; chest”) +‎ *-ī.

Noun

*middjahriþrī n

  1. diaphragm

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *middjahhriþrī
Genitive *middjahhriþrijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *middjahhriþrī *middjahhriþriju
Accusative *middjahhriþrī *middjahhriþriju
Genitive *middjahhriþrijas *middjahhriþrijō
Dative *middjahhriþrijē *middjahhriþrijum
Instrumental *middjahhriþriju *middjahhriþrijum

Descendants

  • Old English: midhriþere
  • Old Frisian: midrith, midrhether

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hreþrja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 246
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