Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēþrǭ

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This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns (lung, internal organ), from *h₁eh₁t- (to breathe) +‎ *-r̥.

Noun

*ēþrǭ f[1]

  1. vein
  2. rivulet

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *ēþrǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ēþrǭ *ēþrōniz
vocative *ēþrǭ *ēþrōniz
accusative *ēþrōnų *ēþrōnunz
genitive *ēþrōniz *ēþrōnǫ̂
dative *ēþrōni *ēþrōmaz
instrumental *ēþrōnē *ēþrōmiz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ēþrō- - *ēdrō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 120