Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wurtiju

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 *wurtijan (“to season, spice”) +‎ *-u.

Noun

*wurtiju f

  1. spice, seasoning
  2. beer wort

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *wurtiju
Genitive *wurtijā
Singular Plural
Nominative *wurtiju *wurtijō
Accusative *wurtijā *wurtijā
Genitive *wurtijā *wurtijō
Dative *wurtijē *wurtijōm, *wurtijum
Instrumental *wurtiju *wurtijōm, *wurtijum

Descendants

  • Old English: wyrt (merged with descendant of *wurti)
  • Old Saxon: wurtia
  • Old Dutch: *wurta
  • Old High German: wurza
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