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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wintru

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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 *wintruz.

    Noun

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    *wintru m[1]

    1. winter

    Inflection

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    u-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *wintru
    Genitive *wintrō
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *wintru *wintriwi, *wintrō
    Accusative *wintru *wintrū
    Genitive *wintrō *wintriwō
    Dative *wintriwi, *wintrō *wintrum
    Instrumental *wintru *wintrum

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    See also

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    Seasons in Proto-West Germanic · *jārastīdī (layout · text) · category
    *langatīn (spring) *sumar (summer) *harbist (autumn) *wintru (winter)

    References

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    1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 328:PWGmc *wintru