Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marhu

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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 *marhwaz.[1]

Noun

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*marhu m

  1. tallow, suet
  2. sausage

Inflection

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Masculine wa-stem
Singular
Nominative *marhu
Genitive *marhwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *marhu *marhwō, *marhwōs
Accusative *marhu *marhwā
Genitive *marhwas *marhwō
Dative *marhwē *marhum
Instrumental *marhu *marhum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*marxuz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 261