Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klīrik

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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

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin clēricus.

Noun

*klīrik m[1]

  1. cleric

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *klīrik
Genitive *klīrikas
Singular Plural
Nominative *klīrik *klīrikō, *klīrikōs
Accusative *klīrik *klīrikā
Genitive *klīrikas *klīrikō
Dative *klīrikē *klīrikum
Instrumental *klīriku *klīrikum

Descendants

  • Old English: clīroc
  • Old High German: klīrih

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135:PWGmc *klīrik