Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/portik

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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]

Borrowed from Latin porticus.

Noun[edit]

*portik m

  1. hall, vestibule

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *purtik
Genitive *purtikas
Singular Plural
Nominative *purtik *purtikō, *purtikōs
Accusative *purtik *purtikā
Genitive *purtikas *purtikō
Dative *purtikē *purtikum
Instrumental *purtiku *purtikum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: portiċ
  • Old Saxon: *portik
  • Old Dutch: *portik
  • Old High German: pforzih