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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōferaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

  • *ōfraz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁/h₂pero- (Kroonen) or *Heh₂pero- (Beekes). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros), ἄπειρος (ápeiros) and possibly Old Armenian ափն (apʿn); see those for more. If the appurtenance of Armenian is accepted, we may be dealing with a heteroclitic r/n-stem.

Noun

*ōferaz m

  1. edge
  2. shore

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *ōferaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ōferaz *ōferōz, *ōferōs
vocative *ōfer *ōferōz, *ōferōs
accusative *ōferą *ōferanz
genitive *ōferas, *ōfiris *ōferǫ̂
dative *ōfirai *ōferamaz
instrumental *ōferō *ōferamiz
  • *ōfrą

Descendants

  • Old English: ōfer, ōfor, ōbr
  • Old Frisian: ōvera, ōvere
    • North Frisian: over
    • Saterland Frisian: (Ouger n)
    • West Frisian: ouwer
  • Old Saxon: *ovir
  • Old Dutch: *uovar, *ōvar
  • Old High German: *uofar (possibly)
    • Middle High Herman: uover, uober (northern; possibly from Low German)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*ōf(e)ra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 394
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἤπειρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 523
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959), “āpero-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 53

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