Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/turdą

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, flay”), related to Proto-Germanic *teraną and English tear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtur.dɑ̃/

Noun

*turdą n

manure
mud

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *turdą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*turdą	*turdō
vocative	*turdą	*turdō
accusative	*turdą	*turdō
genitive	turdas, turdis	*turdǫ̂
dative	*turdai	*turdamaz
instrumental	*turdō	*turdamiz

Related terms

*teraną
*tardaz
*turnaz

Descendants

Old English: tord (“piece of dung, excrement, filth”)
- Middle English: tord, toord
  - English: turd
  - Scots: tuird
Old High German: zort (“dung, excrement”)
Old Norse: torð- (“dung-”, in compounds)