Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/weþru

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 *weþruz.

Noun

*weþru m

  1. yearling lamb
  2. wether, ram

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *weþru
Genitive *weþrō
Singular Plural
Nominative *weþru *wiþriwi, *weþrō
Accusative *weþru *weþrū
Genitive *weþrō *wiþriwō
Dative *wiþriwi, *weþrō *weþrum
Instrumental *weþru *weþrum

Descendants

  • Old English: weþer
  • Old Frisian: *wether
  • Old Saxon: wethar, withar
  • Old Dutch: wither
  • Old High German: widar
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