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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þornu
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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 *þurnuz, an alternative form of *þurnaz. The scattered descendants of this form soon took on i-stem forms.
Inflection
| u-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *þornu | |
| Genitive | *þornō | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *þornu | *þorniwi, *þornō |
| Accusative | *þornu | *þornū |
| Genitive | *þornō | *þorniwō |
| Dative | *þorniwi, *þornō | *þornum |
| Instrumental | *þornu | *þornum |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: thorniun (dative plural)
- Old Dutch: thorni (nominative plural)
- Old High German: dornin, dornen (dative plural)
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