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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strōd

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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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Unknown. Suggested to be from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (to spread; strew), compare Sanskrit प्रस्तर (prastara, plain).[1]

Noun

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*strōd n or m or f

  1. swamp, marsh
    Synonyms: *fani, *sīk, *sump
  2. marshland

Inflection

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z-stem
Singular
Nominative *strōd
Genitive *strōdiʀi
Singular Plural
Nominative *strōd *strōdiʀu
Accusative *strōd *strōdiʀu
Genitive *strōdiʀi *strōdiʀō
Dative *strōdiʀi *strōdiʀum
Instrumental *strōdiʀi *strōdiʀum

Inflection

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Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *strōd
Genitive *strōdi
Singular Plural
Nominative *strōd *strōdi
Accusative *strōdu *strōdi
Genitive *strōdi *strōdō
Dative *strōdi *strōdum
Instrumental *strōdi *strōdum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *strōþ, *strōþʀ (Anglo-Frisian)
  • *strōdi (Continental)

Usage notes

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  • The gender and noun-type is uncertain: Old English shows a neuter a-stem with possible relics of a z-stem (due to Middle English strother); while Old High German has a feminine i-stem, possibly from an original consonant-stem.

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “stroet”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN