Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/regnawurmi

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 *regn (“rain”) +‎ *wurmi (“worm”).

Noun

*regnawurmi m

  1. earthworm

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *regnawurmi
Genitive *regnawurmī
Singular Plural
Nominative *regnawurmi *regnawurmī
Accusative *regnawurmi *regnawurmī
Genitive *regnawurmī *regnawurmijō
Dative *regnawurmī *regnawurmim, *regnawurmijum
Instrumental *regnawurmī *regnawurmim, *regnawurmijum

Descendants

  • Old English: reġnwyrm, rēnwyrm
    • Middle English: *reinwurm, *reinworm
  • Old Frisian: *reinwerm, *reinwirm
    • West Frisian: reinwjirm
  • Old Saxon: *reganwurm, *reginwurm
  • Old Dutch: *reganwurm
    • Middle Dutch: *regenworm
  • Old High German: reganwurm
    • Middle High German: regenwurm, reinwurm
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