Reconstruction:Old Dutch/tarwa

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taru, from Proto-Germanic *tarwō. Only attested in a toponym.

Noun

*tarwa f

1. wheat

Inflection

Declension of *tarwa (feminine wō-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*tarwa	*tarwa, *tarwon
accusative	*tarwa, *tarwon	*tarwa, *tarwon
genitive	*tarwon	*tarwono
dative	*tarwon	*tarwon

Derived terms

• Tarwedic (toponym)

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: tarwe, taerwe, teerwe
  • Dutch: tarwe, terwe, terve, terf (dialectal)
    • ⇒ Dutch: tarwemeel
    • Afrikaans: tarwe

References

• “tarwa”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012