Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/herþ
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Proto-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Germanic *herþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kérh₃-to-s, from *kerh₃- (“to burn; fire, heat”).[1]
Noun[edit]
*herþ m
Inflection[edit]
Masculine a-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *herþ | |
Genitive | *herþas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *herþ | *herþō, *herþōs |
Accusative | *herþ | *herþā |
Genitive | *herþas | *herþō |
Dative | *herþē | *herþum |
Instrumental | *herþu | *herþum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: heorþ
- Old Frisian: herth, hirth
- Old Saxon: herth
- Old Dutch: *herth
- Old High German: herd
References[edit]
Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic nouns
- Proto-West Germanic masculine nouns
- gmw-pro:Fire
- Proto-West Germanic masculine a-stem nouns