Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/arg
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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 *argaz.
Adjective[edit]
*arg[1]
Inflection[edit]
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *arg | ||
| Genitive | *argas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *arg | *argu | *arg |
| Accusative | *arganā | *argā | *arg |
| Genitive | *argas | *argeʀā | *argas |
| Dative | *argumē | *argeʀē | *argumē |
| Instrumental | *argu | *argeʀu | *argu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *argē | *argō | *argu |
| Accusative | *argā | *argā | *argu |
| Genitive | *argeʀō | *argeʀō | *argeʀō |
| Dative | *argēm, *argum | *argēm, *argum | *argēm, *argum |
| Instrumental | *argēm, *argum | *argēm, *argum | *argēm, *argum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: earg, arg
- Old Frisian: erch, erg
- Old Saxon: *arug, *arg
- Old Dutch: arug, *arg
- Old High German: arg, arc, arga
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180: “PWGmc *arg”