Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/abrūtā

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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

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Etymology

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Corrupted from earlier *abrotā under the influence of *rūtā (rue (bitter herb)), borrowed from Vulgar Latin *abrota (southernwood) (compare cognate Old French abrote), from Latin abrotonum, abrotanum.[1][2][3]

Noun

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*abrūtā f

  1. southernwood
    Synonyms: *abruttjā, *stabawurti

Declension

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *abrūtā
Genitive *abrūtōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *abrūtā *abrūtōn
Accusative *abrūtōn *abrūtōn
Genitive *abrūtōn *abrūtōnō
Dative *abrūtōn *abrūtōm, *abrūtum
Instrumental *abrūtōn *abrūtōm, *abrūtum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *abrotā

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Eberesche; Eberraute”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 164
  2. ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “åbrodd”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 1192
  3. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “averoon”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN