Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/otr
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *utraz.
Noun
[edit]*otr m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *otr | |
| Genitive | *ottras | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *otr | *ottrō, *ottrōs |
| Accusative | *otr | *ottrā |
| Genitive | *ottras | *ottrō |
| Dative | *ottrē | *ottrum |
| Instrumental | *ottru | *ottrum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: otr, oter, ottor, otor
- Old Frisian: *otter
- Old Saxon: *ottar
- Old Dutch: *ottar
- Old High German: ottar
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 327: “PWGmc *otr, *ottra-”