Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/port

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

Borrowed from Latin portus (“harbor, haven”).

Noun

*port m

1. harbor, seaport

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*port
Genitive	*portas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*port	*portō, *portōs
Accusative	*port	*portā
Genitive	*portas	*portō
Dative	*portē	*portum
Instrumental	*portu	*portum

Reconstruction notes

Most descendants merged with those from *portā (“portal, gateway”).

Descendants

• Old English: port
  • Middle English: port
    • English: port
    • Scots: port
• Old Saxon: *port
  • Middle Low German: porte
• Old Dutch: *port
  • Middle Dutch: port, poert, pord
• Old High German: *pfort
  • Middle High German: port