Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/watar

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

    Inherited from Proto-Germanic *watōr.

    Noun

    *watar n[1]

    1. water

    Inflection

    Neuter a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *watar
    Genitive *wataras
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *watar *wataru
    Accusative *watar *wataru
    Genitive *wataras *watarō
    Dative *watarē *watarum
    Instrumental *wataru *watarum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59: “PWGmc *watar”
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