Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/herþrą
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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
Uncertain. Perhaps from either Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker(t)- (“to cut, divide”) (to which Orel compares Proto-West Germanic *herþ (“hearth”))[1] or *ḱerd- (“heart”),[2] with the suffix *-þrą. Compare Lithuanian kartóklys (“omasum”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*herþrą n
Inflection
Declension of *herþrą (a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *herþrą | *herþrō |
| Vocative | *herþrą | *herþrō |
| Accusative | *herþrą | *herþrō |
| Genitive | *herþras, -is | *herþrǫ̂ |
| Dative | *herþrai | *herþramaz |
| Instrumental | *herþrō | *herþramiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *herþr
- Old English: hreþer
- Old High German: *herdar
- ⇒ Old High German: smalaherdar (“small intestine, gut”)
- Old Norse: hreðr
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌰 (hairþra) (plural)
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xerþraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 170–171
- ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1988) The Proto-Indo-European Instrument Noun Suffix *-tlom and its Variants (Historisk-filosofiske Meddelelser; 55), Copenhagen: Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, →ISBN, page 21