Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlūtr

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hlūtraz.

Adjective[edit]

*hlūtr[1]

  1. clean, clear, pure

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hlūtr
Genitive *hlūttras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hlūtr *hlūttru *hlūtr
Accusative *hlūttranā *hlūttrā *hlūtr
Genitive *hlūttras *hlūttreʀā *hlūttras
Dative *hlūttrumē *hlūttreʀē *hlūttrumē
Instrumental *hlūttru *hlūttreʀu *hlūttru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hlūttrē *hlūttrō *hlūttru
Accusative *hlūttrā *hlūttrā *hlūttru
Genitive *hlūttreʀō *hlūttreʀō *hlūttreʀō
Dative *hlūttrēm, *hlūttrum *hlūttrēm, *hlūttrum *hlūttrēm, *hlūttrum
Instrumental *hlūttrēm, *hlūttrum *hlūttrēm, *hlūttrum *hlūttrēm, *hlūttrum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: hlūtor
  • Old Frisian: hlutter
  • Old Saxon: hluttar
  • Old Dutch: luttira (plural)
    • Middle Dutch: luter (Middle and Modern Dutch louter is via High German)
  • Old High German: hlūtar

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54:PWGmc *hlūtr, *hlūttra-