Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/herþr

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herþrą.

Noun

*herþr n

  1. intestines, guts
  2. chest, breast, torso

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *herþr
Genitive *herþras
Singular Plural
Nominative *herþr *herþru
Accusative *herþr *herþru
Genitive *herþras *herþrō
Dative *herþrē *herþrum
Instrumental *herþru *herþrum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: hreþer
  • Old High German: *herdar
    • ⇒ Old High German: smalaherdar (“small intestine, gut”)
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