Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwītaþornu

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 *hwīt (“white”) +‎ *þornu (“thorn; briar”).

Noun

*hwītaþornu m

1. hawthorn

   Synonym: *haguþurnu

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hwītaþornu
Genitive	*hwītaþornō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hwītaþornu	*hwītaþurniwi, *hwītaþornō
Accusative	*hwītaþornu	*hwītaþornū
Genitive	*hwītaþornō	*hwītaþurniwō
Dative	*hwītaþurniwi, *hwītaþornō	*hwītaþornum
Instrumental	*hwītaþornu	*hwītaþornum

Descendants

• Old English: *hwītþorn
  • Middle English: whiteþorn, whitethorn, witþorn, whitthorn
    • English: whitethorn
• Old High German: wīzdorn
  • Middle High German: wīzdorn
    • German: Weißdorn