Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mari

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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 *mari.

Noun[edit]

*mari n[1]

  1. sea, lake

Inflection[edit]

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *mari
Genitive *marī
Singular Plural
Nominative *mari *marī
Accusative *mari *marī
Genitive *marī *marjō
Dative *marī *marim, *marjum
Instrumental *marī *marim, *marjum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: mere m
    • Middle English: mere
  • Old Frisian: mere n
    • Saterland Frisian: Meer
    • West Frisian: mar
  • Old Saxon: meri f
    • Middle Low German: mer n
  • Old Dutch: meri n
  • Old High German: meri m or n

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 289:PWGmc *mari