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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwerþrą

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʷer.θrɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Pre-Germanic *gʷérh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”).

Noun

*kwerþrą n

  1. bait
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwerþrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
vocative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
accusative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
genitive *kwerþras, *kwirþris *kwerþrǫ̂
dative *kwirþrai *kwerþramaz
instrumental *kwerþrō *kwerþramiz
Descendants
  • Old High German: querdar
    • Middle High German: querder

Etymology 2

From Pre-Germanic *gʷértrom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷér- (“to cut up, off”). Compare Hittite 𒆪𒅕 (ku-er, “to cut up”), although Kloekhorst reconstructs a different root.

Noun

*kwerþrą n

  1. cut, cut off piece, edge
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *kwerþrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
vocative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
accusative *kwerþrą *kwerþrō
genitive *kwerþras, *kwirþris *kwerþrǫ̂
dative *kwirþrai *kwerþramaz
instrumental *kwerþrō *kwerþramiz
Descendants
  • Middle Low German: querder, querdel, korder
  • Old High German: querdar

References
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 212
  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 486-487
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