Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smerwig

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 *smeru +‎ *-g.

Adjective

*smerwig

1. fatty, greasy

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*smirwig
Genitive	*smirwigas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*smirwig	*smirwigu	*smirwig
Accusative	*smirwiganā	*smirwigā	*smirwig
Genitive	*smirwigas	*smirwigeʀā	*smirwigas
Dative	*smirwigumē	*smirwigeʀē	*smirwigumē
Instrumental	*smirwigu	*smirwigeʀu	*smirwigu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*smirwigē	*smirwigō	*smirwigu
Accusative	*smirwigā	*smirwigā	*smirwigu
Genitive	*smirwigeʀō	*smirwigeʀō	*smirwigeʀō
Dative	*smirwigēm, *smirwigum	*smirwigēm, *smirwigum	*smirwigēm, *smirwigum
Instrumental	*smirwigēm, *smirwigum	*smirwigēm, *smirwigum	*smirwigēm, *smirwigum

Alternative reconstructions

• *smerwīg

Descendants

• Old English: smeoruwiġ, smerewiġ, smeriġ
  • Middle English: *smery
    • English: smeary
• Old Frisian: *smerich
  • Saterland Frisian: smerig
  • West Frisian: smoarch
• Old Saxon: *smerwig
  • Middle Low German: smerich, smērich
    • German Low German: smerig
• Old Dutch: *smerwig
  • Middle Dutch: smērich
    • Dutch: smerig
• Old High German: *smerwīg, *smerewīg
  • Middle High German: smerwic, smerewic
    • German: schmierig