Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēþrǭ

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

• *ēdrǭ

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns (“lung, internal organ”), from *h₁eh₁t- (“to breathe”) +‎ *-r̥.

Noun

*ēþrǭ f

1. vein
2. rivulet

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *ēþrǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ēþrǭ	*ēþrōniz
vocative	*ēþrǭ	*ēþrōniz
accusative	*ēþrōnų	*ēþrōnunz
genitive	*ēþrōniz	*ēþrōnǫ̂
dative	*ēþrōni	*ēþrōmaz
instrumental	*ēþrōnē	*ēþrōmiz

Related terms

• *ēþmaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ādrā
  • Old English: ǣdre
    • Middle English: edre
  • Old Frisian: eddere, ēdere
    • Saterland Frisian: Äddere
  • Old Dutch: *āthera
    • Middle Dutch: adere
      • Dutch: ader, aar (dialectal), aâr (obsolete)
        • Afrikaans: aar
        • Negerhollands: ader, aar
        • → Papiamentu: ader, ardu
      • Limburgish: aoder, aor
  • Old High German: ādra, ādara
    • Middle High German: āder
      • Central Franconian: Oder
      • German: Ader
      • Luxembourgish: Oder
      • Yiddish: אָדער (oder)
• Old Norse: æðr
  • Faroese: æðr, æður (Suðuroy)
  • Icelandic: æð
  • Norwegian: år, åre
  • Old Swedish: āþra, ādher
    • Swedish: åder, ådra
  • Old Danish: athræ
    • Danish: åre