Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snotr

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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

From Proto-Germanic *snutraz.

Adjective

*snotr[1]

  1. wise

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *snotr
Genitive *snottras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *snotr *snottru *snotr
Accusative *snottranā *snottrā *snotr
Genitive *snottras *snottreʀā *snottras
Dative *snottrumē *snottreʀē *snottrumē
Instrumental *snottru *snottreʀu *snottru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *snottrē *snottrō *snottru
Accusative *snottrā *snottrā *snottru
Genitive *snottreʀō *snottreʀō *snottreʀō
Dative *snottrēm, *snottrum *snottrēm, *snottrum *snottrēm, *snottrum
Instrumental *snottrēm, *snottrum *snottrēm, *snottrum *snottrēm, *snottrum

Descendants

  • Old English: snotor, snottor, snoter
  • ? Saterland Frisian: snotterch (brilliant, super-smart)
  • Old High German: snottar, snotar

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54:PWGmc *snotr, *snottra-