Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīwārī

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

Borrowed from Latin vīvārium (“park, enclosure”).

Noun

*wīwārī m

  1. pond

Inflection

Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *wīwārī
Genitive *wīwārijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *wīwārī *wīwārijō, *wīwārijōs
Accusative *wīwārī *wīwārijā
Genitive *wīwārijas *wīwārijō
Dative *wīwārijē *wīwārijum
Instrumental *wīwāriju *wīwārijum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: wīhiri
  • Old Dutch: *wīwāri
    • Middle Dutch: wuwere, wuwer, wouwer, wiër, wijer
      • Dutch: wijer (displaced by the doublet vijver < Old French)
  • Old High German: wīwāri, wīāri
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