Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þornu

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, an alternative form of *þurnaz. The scattered descendants of this form soon took on i-stem forms.

Noun

*þornu m

1. Alternative form of *þorn

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þornu
Genitive	*þornō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þornu	*þurniwi, *þornō
Accusative	*þornu	*þornū
Genitive	*þornō	*þurniwō
Dative	*þurniwi, *þornō	*þornum
Instrumental	*þornu	*þornum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: thorniun (dative plural)
• Old Dutch: thorni (nominative plural)
• Old High German: dornin, dornen (dative plural)