Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlahtr

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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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From Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz.

Noun

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*hlahtr m[1]

  1. laughter

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *hlahtr
Genitive *hlahtras
Singular Plural
Nominative *hlahtr *hlahtrō, *hlahtrōs
Accusative *hlahtr *hlahtrā
Genitive *hlahtras *hlahtrō
Dative *hlahtrē *hlahtrum
Instrumental *hlahtru *hlahtrum
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 176:PWGmc *hlahtr